Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.778

v2.c4.s8.778

Śaulbāyana or Śaulvāyana, ‘descendant of Śulba,’ is the patronymic of a teacher, Udaṅka.¹ According to the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,² a Śaulbāyana was the Adhvaryu, or sacrificing priest, of those who had Ayasthūṇa as Gṛhapati (‘householder,’ the title of the sacrificer who has precedence at a sattra, or sacrificial session).