[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s18.198 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.198 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.198 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.198](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.197) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.199](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.199) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (2) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.198](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.198) · Pramāṇa