[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.813 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.813 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.813 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.813](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.812](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.812) - [Next: v2.c4.814](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.814) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.813](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.813) · Pramāṇa