Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.1370

v2.c4.s7.1370

Vy-aśva is the name of a Ṛṣi, a protégé of the Aśvins,¹ mentioned in several hymns of the eighth Maṇḍala,² which may have been the composition of a descendant of his, Viśvamanas. In two other passages³ he is referred to only as a Ṛṣi of the past, and Oldenberg⁴ points out that none of his own work appears in the Saṃhitā. The Rigveda also mentions⁵ the Vyaśvas, with whom Ludwig⁶ is inclined to connect Vaśa Aśvya. An Āṅgirasa Vyaśva occurs as a seer of Sāmans or Chants in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.⁷