History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.44

v5.c72.44

⁴⁴⁶ Navagvas seem to be a subdivision of Aṅgirases, just as 'daśagvas' are, as in Ṛg III 39.5, IV 51 4, V 29 12, X 62.6. The late Mr Tilak in his 'Arctic' home in the Vedas' (pp 162-169) gave a somewhat far-fetched interpretation of these two words which can hardly be accepted as satisfactory in the presence of words like 'atithigva' (Ṛg. I 53 8, I 30 7, II 14 7, IV 26 3, VIII 68.17), 'abhiyugvan' (Ṛg VI 45 15), 'etagva' (Ṛg. VIII 70.7). This verse is explained in Nir XI 19.