[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.c3.309 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.309 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.309 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.309](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.309) Adhi-devana.—The place where the dice were thrown is thus designated in the Atharvaveda¹ and the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,² according to Lüders.³ Roth,⁴ followed by Whitney, takes it to mean ‘gambling-board.’ See Akṣa. - [Previous: v1.c3.308](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.308) - [Next: v1.c3.310](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.310) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) ## Linked texts (2) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.309](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.309) · Pramāṇa