[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1527 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1527 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1527 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1527](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1527) ROHITA. ‘Red.’ A red horse; a horse of the sun or of fire. 1. A deity celebrated in the Atharva-veda, probably a form of fire or the sun. 2. Son of King Haris-chandra. He is also called Rohitāswa. The fort of Rohtas is said to derive its name from him. See Haris-chandra. - [Previous: c5.1526](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1526) - [Next: c5.1528](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1528) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1527](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1527) · Pramāṇa