[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.c3.805 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.805 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.805 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.805](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.805) 2. Asita.—(\*a\*) A mythical sage of this name figures as a magician in the Atharvaveda in conjunction with Gaya¹ or with Jamadagni.² In the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa³ he appears as Asita Dhānva,⁴ and as Daivala or Devala in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa⁵ and Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā.⁶ - [Previous: v1.c3.804](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.804) - [Next: v1.c3.806](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.806) - [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.c3.805](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.805) · Pramāṇa