Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.303

v2.c4.s7.303

In a hymn of the Atharvaveda¹⁰¹ extreme claims are put forward for the Brāhmaṇa, who alone is a true husband and the real husband, even if the woman has had others, a Rājanya or a Vaiśya: a Śūdra husband is not mentioned, probably on purpose.¹⁰² The marriage of Brāhmaṇas with Rājanya women is illustrated by the cases of Sukanyā, daughter of king Śaryāta, who married Cyavana,¹⁰³ and of Rathavīti’s daughter, who married Śyāvāśva.¹⁰⁴