Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.542
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.542
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In the Rigveda the Kurus do not appear under that name as a people. But mention is made of a prince, Kuruśravaṇa (‘Glory of the Kurus’),²⁵ and of a Pākasthāman Kaurayāṇa.²⁶ In the Atharvaveda²⁷ there occurs as a king of the Kurus Parikṣit, whose son, Janamejaya, is mentioned in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa²⁸ as one of the great performers of the horse sacrifice.