Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.460

v1.c3.460

**Abhi-praśnin.**—This term occurs after Praśnin, and followed by Praśnavivāka in the list of victims for the Puruṣamedha given in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa¹ and the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā.² The commentators, Sāyaṇa and Mahīdhara, see in it merely a reference to an inquisitive man. But there can be little doubt that the term must have had a legal reference of some sort—perhaps indicating the defendant as opposed to plaintiff and judge.