Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.813
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.813
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v2.c4.813
Prai ya-medha, ‘descendant of Priyamedha,’ is a patronymic of the priests who sacrificed for the Ātreya Udamaya in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.¹ They appear in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās² as priests who ‘knew all’ (sacrificial lore). Three Praiyamedhas are referred to in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.³ In the Gopatha Brāhmaṇa⁴ they are called Bharadvājas.