[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.s11.41 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.41 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.41 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.41) Weber¹⁴ considers that Kakṣīvant was originally a Kṣatriya, not a Brāhmaṇa, quoting in favour of this view the fact that he is mentioned beside kings like Para Āṭnāra, Vitahavya Śrāyasa, and Trasadasyu Paurukutsya.¹⁵ But that these are all kings is an unnecessary assumption: these persons are mentioned in the passages in question undoubtedly only as famous men of old, to whom are ascribed mythical sacrificial performances, and who thus gained numerous sons. - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.40) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.42) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.41) · Pramāṇa