[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.c3.605 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.605 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.605 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.605](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.605) Arcanānas.—In one passage of the Rigveda¹ the gods Mitra-Varuṇa are besought to protect Arcanānas. He is also invoked with Śyāvāśva and several other ancestors enumerated in the Atharvaveda.² He appears as father of Śyāvāśva in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.³ The later tradition makes him play a part in the legend of his son’s wedding, which Sieg⁴ endeavours to show is known to the Rigveda. - [Previous: v1.c3.604](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.604) - [Next: v1.c3.606](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.606) - [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.c3.605](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.605) · Pramāṇa