[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.c3.684 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.684 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.684 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.684](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.684) Avi.—‘Sheep’ are repeatedly mentioned in the Rigveda, and later, often in conjunction with goats (aja). The wolf (vṛka) was their great enemy,¹ and they were tended by shepherds.² - [Previous: v1.c3.683](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.683) - [Next: v1.c3.685](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.685) - [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.c3.684](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.684) · Pramāṇa