Sudhanvan
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Rigveda
Father of the Ṛbhus, invoked through the patronymic 'sons of Sudhanvan.'
' O sons of Sudhanvan, if you do not desire that, then be made glad at the third pressing.
O sons of Sudhanvan, if you do this, you shall become worthy of sacrifice together with the gods.
you who made two old ones young again — O sons of Sudhanvan, from the horse you fashioned a horse;
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A teacher named by Rāma, skilled in archery and statecraft, asked after as Bharata's instructor.
"Do you honour Sudhanvan as your instructor, dear boy — he who is endowed with excellent mastery of the bow and weapons and is learned in the science of polity?