Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.912
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.912
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v1.c3.s11.912
Kautsa (‘descendant of Kutsa’) is mentioned in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa¹ as a pupil of Māhitthi. A Kautsa is also attacked in the Nirukta² as denying the value of the Vedas, and there is a strong ritual tradition of hostility to the Kautsas.³
Linked texts (2)
- Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit