Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.297
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.297
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v1.c3.s16.297
Jāhnava, ‘descendant of Jahnu,’ is the patronymic of Viśvāmitra in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.¹ This fact is of some importance as disproving Aufrecht’s theory² that the Jahnus were the clan of Ajīgarta, the father of Śunaḥśepa.
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- Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit