śunaḥśephaḥ is an alternate of śunaḥśepaḥ. N. of a Vedic sage, son of Ajīgarta. [In the Aita- reya Brāhmaṇa it is related that king Hariścandra, being childless, made a vow that on obtaining a son he would sacrifice him to the god Varuṇa. A son was born who was named Rohita, but the king put off the fulfilment of the vow under various pretexts. At last Ro- hita purchased for one hundred cows Śunaḥśepha, the middle...