Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.198

v1.c3.s18.198

Dākṣāyaṇa, ‘descendant of Dakṣa.’ The Dākṣāyaṇas are mentioned in the Atharvaveda and the Yajurveda Saṃhitās¹ as having given gold to Śatānīka. In the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa² the word is actually used to denote ‘gold.’ The Dākṣāyaṇas appear there³ as a race of princes who, because of performing a certain rite, prospered down to the time of the Brāhmaṇa itself.