Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.387
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.387
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v2.c4.387
Pauñji-ṣṭha is the form in the Atharvaveda,¹ the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,² and the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa,³ of the word Puñjiṣṭha, denoting ‘fisherman.’ It is probably a caste name, ‘son of a Puñjiṣṭha,’ as the designation of a functional caste.