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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.163

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.163

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### [v1.c3.s21.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.163)

Patañcala Kāpya is the name of a sage mentioned twice in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad.¹ According to Weber,² his name is reminiscent of Kapila and Patañjali of the Sāṅkhya-Yoga system, but this suggestion may be regarded as quite improbable.³

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