[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.s8.778 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.778 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.778 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.778](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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). - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.777](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.777) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.779](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.779) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.778](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.778) · Pramāṇa