[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.181 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.181 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.181 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.181](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.180](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.180) - [Next: v1.c3.182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.182) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.181](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.181) · Pramāṇa