Uttaṅka and Takṣaka.

The etymological meaning is not always found in names. ta;nc ‘gerinnen lassen’ ‘let run’ is rare but Mayrhofer (EWA)cites post-RV instances like ā-tanakti (TS); takṣaka Mayrhofer - ‘Zimmerman’;= ‘carpenter’. This meaning is indicated in RV.1.32.2 tatakṣa. Here the etymological meaning stands.

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On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Artur Karp <karp@uw.edu.pl> wrote:

Dear List,

Two epic heroes: Uttaṅka and Takṣaka.

Do their names have established etymologies?

In advance,

Artur Karp (ret.)

University of Warsaw
Poland

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