Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.266

v1.c3.s21.266

⁸⁴ Rv. x. 78, 4; 85, 15. 23. Zimmer, *op. cit.*, 310, exalts this into a universal practice, and compares the use of aryaman, ‘friend,’ as ‘bride-wooer.’ In Śyāvāśva’s case, his father acted for him.