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Kātyāyanī
कात्यायनी
Kātyāyanī
Kātyāyanī stands beside Maitreyī in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad as the other wife of Yājñavalkya. Her brief mention became a fault-line in later debates over women and Vedic learning.
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- Era
- Upaniṣadic
- field
- Household dharma
- sourcing
- textually attested
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