Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.151
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.151
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v2.c4.s10.151
Hiraṇya-dant (‘gold-toothed’) Vaida (‘descendant of Veda’) is the name of a teacher in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa (iii. 6, 3) and the Aitareya Āraṇyaka (ii. 1, 5). The name presumably refers to the use of gold to stop the teeth; see Dant.