[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.s7.303 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.303 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.303 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.302](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.302) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.304](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.304) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.303) · Pramāṇa