Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.46
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.46
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v1.c3.s18.46
Dadhyañc Ātharvaṇa is a purely mythical sage. In the Rigveda¹ he is clearly a divinity of some kind, but in the later Samhitās² and the Brāhmaṇas³ he is metamorphosed into a teacher. In the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa⁴ he is by oversight called an Āṅgirasa.
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- Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit