[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.s10.49 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s10.49 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s10.49 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s10.49) Aulāna is a word occurring in a single passage of the Rigveda,¹ where it may possibly be a patronymic of Śamtanu as a ‘descendant of Ula.’ Ludwig,² however, conjectures that the reading should be ‘Kaulāna.’ Sieg³ regards Aulāna as a later descendant⁴ of Śamtanu, who utilized the story of Devāpi’s rain-making as an introduction to his rain hymn. - [Previous: v1.c3.s10.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s10.48) - [Next: v1.c3.s10.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s10.50) - [Up: v1.c3.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s10) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.10.98.11) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s10.49) · Pramāṇa