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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.202

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.202

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### [v2.c4.s2.202](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.202)

Bṛhad-diva appears in a hymn of the Rigveda¹ as its author, calling himself an Atharvan. He is mentioned in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,² and is named in the Vamśa (list of teachers) of the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka³ as a pupil of Sumnayu.

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