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उशनस्काव्य (uzanaskAvya)

 
Vedic Reference
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Uśanas Kāvya is an ancient seer, already a half-mythical
figure in the Rigveda, ^1 where he is often mentioned, especially
as associated with Kutsa and Indra. Later on^2 he becomes
the Purohita of the Asuras in their contests with the gods.
A variant of his name is Kavi Uśanas.^3 He appears in the
Brāhmaṇas as a teacher also.^4
1) i. 51, 10
83. 5
121, 12
iv. 16, 2
vi. 20, 11
viii. 23, 17
ix. 87, 3
97, 7
x. 40, 7
probably also i. 130, 9
v. 31,
8
34. 2
viii. 7, 26
x. 22, 6. Also in
Av. iv. 29, 6.
2) Taittirīya Saṃhitā, ii. 5, 8, 5:
Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa, vii. 5, 20
Śāṅkhāyana Srauta Sūtra, xiv. 27, 1.
3) Rv. iv. 26, 1.
4) Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa, xiv. 12, 5
Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa. ii. 7.
2, 6.
Cf. Roth, St. Petersburg Dictionary,
s.v.
Geldner, Vedische Studien, 2, 167 et
seq.
Bergaingne, Religiou Vidique, 2, 339. et
seq.
Macdonell, Vedic Mythology, p. 147.