Dadhīca
mythological figure · 2 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Dadhyañc
spoken of as
1 expressionDadhyañc“Dadhīca”1 mention
Rigveda (Sanskrit)
Indra, the irresistible, with the bones of Dadhīca slew the ninety-nine Vṛtras.
in the texts
Rigveda
Mythic sage to whom Indra reveals the secret of the cow-pen.
teaching the cow-pen, [I give] to Dadhīca and Mātariśvan.
Indra, the irresistible, with the bones of Dadhīca slew the ninety-nine Vṛtras.
The thought which Atharvan, father Manu, and Dadhyañc fashioned of old — in him, O Indra, the brahman-prayers and the recitations came together as before — singing in accord with your own sovereignty.
Sāmaveda
A sage whose bones were used by Indra as a weapon to slay ninety-nine obstacles.
Indra, unapproachable, with the bones of Dadhīca smote the obstacles — ninety-nine he slew.