[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.c3.819 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.819 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.819 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.819](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.819) Asura-vidyā, ‘the science of the Asuras,’ the term used in the Śāṅkhāyana and Āśvalāyana¹ Śrauta Sūtras as the equivalent of the term māyā employed in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,² clearly means ‘magic,’ as it is rendered by Professor Eggeling.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.818](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.818) - [Next: v1.c3.820](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.820) - [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.c3.819](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.819) · Pramāṇa