Shaunaka
Shaunaka (, ) is the name applied to teachers, and to a
Shakha of the
Atharvaveda. It is especially the name of a celebrated
Sanskrit grammarian, author of the , the , the , six
Anukramaṇīs (indices) to the
Rigveda, and the
Vidhāna of the Rigveda. He is the teacher of
Katyayana and
Ashvalayana and is said to have combined the Bashkala and Shakala Shakhas of the Rigveda. In the
Mahabarata, he is identified as the son of Ruru and Pramadvara, and in the
Bhagavata Purana, he is identified as the grandson of
Gritsamada and son of Sunaka, who belongs to the
Bhrigu dynasty.
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