Lexicon

of Rig Veda

dadhyac, Dadhyac

The legendary Rishi, ancient Angiras, the son of Atharvan, name occurs in 9 rik, sometimes in the same context as Atharvan, Manu, Priyamedha, Kanva, Atriva, and mentioned several times due to the fact that he proclaimed honey with the head of a horse (1.116.12, 22, 1.119.9).