• Chirashree Mukherjee

A name is a word or group of words for referring to an individual. Although Atman is untouched by the happenings of the phenomenal world we live in, the named entity attains individuality by its name and form (nāma and rūpa). This paper will shed light on some aspects of personal names occurring in the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa belonging to the Sāmaveda. It will discuss on the inclination, tendencies and motives active behind the naming pattern of the personal names in the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa. The study will focus on the custom of naming and naming pattern in the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa in general by analyzing the meaning of the personal names used therein or use of synonyms/epithets for names, use of patronymics/metronymics, etc. and also on the religious, local, ethnic and socio-cultural backgrounds of those names in particular. Good and meaningful choice of names forms an image of one’s aesthetic sense also.

Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa, Brāhmaṇa, onomastics, naming, naming pattern, patronymics, metronymics, epithets

"The Science of Naming in the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.1402-1405, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902D96.pdf

"The Science of Naming in the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp1402-1405, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902D96.pdf