Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.654

v1.c3.s18.654

Daiva-vāta, ‘descendant of Devavāta,’ is the patronymic of Sṛñjaya, probably the Sṛñjaya king, in the Rigveda. He is mentioned¹ as a devotee of the fire cult, and as victorious over the Turvaśa king and the Vṛcīvants.² According to Zimmer,³ his name was Abhyāvartin Cāyamāna Pārthava (‘descendant of Pṛthu’), but Hillebrandt⁴ recognizes this as doubtful, though he none the less places the Sṛñjayas to the west of the Indus with Divodāsa. What is more important is to note that the name suggests connexion with the Bharata Devavāta, and as Kurus and Sṛñjayas were closely connected⁵ this is not immaterial.