[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.s3.219 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.219 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.219 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s3.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.219) Bhūta-vīra is the name of a family of priests who, according to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,¹ were employed by Janamejaya to the exclusion of the Kaśyapas. A family of the latter, the Asitamṛgas, however, won back the favour of Janamejaya, and ousted the Bhūtavīras. - [Previous: v2.c4.s3.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.218) - [Next: v2.c4.s3.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.220) - [Up: v2.c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.219) · Pramāṇa