Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s8.3
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s8.3
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v1.c3.s8.3
Aikṣvāka, ‘descendant of Ikṣvāku,’ is the patronymic borne by Purukutsa in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.¹ Another Aikṣvāka is Vārṣṇi, a teacher mentioned in the Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa.² A king Hariścandra Vaidhasa Aikṣvāka is known to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,³ and Tryaruṇa is an Aikṣvāka in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.⁴