History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.316
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.316
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The Nirukta (II. 10) explains that¹⁵⁴³ Devāpi and Śantanu mentioned in Ṛgveda X. 98. 5 and 7 were historical persons and were brothers, sons of Ṛṣṭiṣeṇa, a king of Kuru. Pāṇini (IV. 1. 151 and IV. 1 172) explains the formation of the word Kauravya from 'Kuru', the first in the sense of 'apatya', the second in the sense of 'king.'¹⁵⁴⁴
Linked texts (3)
- Aṣṭādhyāyī — Pāṇini, Sanskrit
- Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit