History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.s3.3
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.s3.3
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v3.c49.s3.3
‘Śunāsīrau’ occurs in the Ṛgveda IV. 57. 5 and 8. In Ṛg. IV. 57. 4 and 8 the word ‘śunam’ occurs several times. The meaning is doubtful. According to Yāska’s Nirukta IX. 40 Śuna and Sīra mean Vāyu and Āditya respectively; while the Śat. Br. II. 6. 3. 2 appears to hold that *śuna* means prosperity and *sīra* means ‘essence or sap’ (*sāra*) and this iṣṭi is so called because the sacrificer thereby secures both prosperity and sap.
Linked texts (3)
- Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit