Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.168
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.168
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v1.c3.s14.168
Caikitāneya (‘descendant of Cekitāna’) is mentioned as a teacher in the Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa.¹ The Caikitāneyas are also referred to there² in connexion with the Sāman which they worshipped. Brahmadatta Caikitāneya is brought into connexion with the Sāman in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad,³ and Vāsiṣṭha Caikitāneya is known to the Ṣaḍviṃśa⁴ and Vamśa Brāhmaṇas.⁵ The word is a patronymic, formed from Caikitāna, according to Śaṅkara,⁶ but more probably from Cekitāna,⁷ a name found in the Epic.