[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.541 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.541 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.541 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.541](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.541) Ayāsya Āṅgirasa.—This sage appears to be mentioned in two passages of the Rigveda,¹ and the Anukramaṇī ascribes to him several hymns of the Rigveda (ix. 44-46; x. 67; 68). In the Brāhmaṇa tradition he was Udgātṛ at the Rājasūya or Royal Inauguration Sacrifice, at which Śunaḥśepa was to have been slain, and his Udgītha (Sāmaveda chant) is referred to elsewhere.³ He is also referred to several times as a ritual authority.⁴ In the Vamśas, or Genealogies of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad,⁵ he is named as the pupil of Ābhūti Tvaṣṭra. - [Previous: v1.c3.540](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.540) - [Next: v1.c3.542](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.542) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.541](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.541) · Pramāṇa