Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.116
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.116
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v2.c4.s2.116
Bābhrava, ‘descendant of Babhru,’ is the patronymic of Vatsanapāt in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad.¹ In the legend of Śunaḥśepa² the Kāpileyas and the Bābhravas are enumerated as the descendants of Śunaḥśepa under his adoptive name of Devarāta Vaiśvāmitra. A Sāman, or Chant, of Babhru is mentioned in the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa.³