Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.181

v1.c3.181

**Aja.**—The Ajas are named in one verse of the Rigveda¹ as having been defeated by the Tṛtsus under Sudās. They are there mentioned with the Yakṣus and Śigrus, and Zimmer² conjectures that they formed part of a confederacy under Bheda against Sudās. The name has been regarded as a sign of totemism,³ but this is very uncertain, and it is impossible to say if they were or were not Āryans.