1) Character in the Mahabharata 
Shaunak (शौनक) is the name applied to teachers, and to a Shakha of the Atharvaveda. It is especially the name of a celebrated Sanskrit grammarian, author of the {IAST|Ṛgveda-Prātiśākhya}, the {IAST|Bṛhaddevatā}, the {IAST|Caraṇa-vyūha} and six Anukramaṇīs (indices) to the Rigveda. He is claimed as the teacher of Katyayana and...