Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s10.56

v1.c3.s10.56

Auśija, ‘descendant of Uśij,’ is a patronymic clearly applied to Kakṣīvant in the Rigveda.¹ It is also applied to Ṛjiśvan,² but Ludwig³ thinks that the correct reading of the passage in question is *auśijasyarjiśvā*, ‘Ṛjiśvan, son of Auśija.’ In one verse⁴ Auśija and Kakṣīvant are both mentioned, but in such a way that two different persons must apparently be meant. In other passages where the patronymic occurs alone, it is doubtful who is meant, or whether a proper name at all is intended.⁵ Kakṣīvant Auśija appears also in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa⁶ and elsewhere.