Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1142
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1142
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v2.c4.s9.1142
Sthavira, literally ‘elder,’ is used as a sort of epithet of several men; Sthavira Śākalya occurs in the Aitareya Āraṇyaka¹ and the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka,² and Sthavira Jātūkarṇya in the Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa.³ Cf. the names Hrasva and Dīrgha.