A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1660

c5.1660

SAUNAKA. A sage, the son of Sunaka and grandson of Gritsa-mada. He was the author of the Brihad-devatā, an Anukramani, and other works, and he was a teacher of the Atharvaveda. His pupil was Āswalāyana. There was a family of the name, and the works attributed to Saunaka are probably the productions of more than one person.