[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.s11.463 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.463 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.463 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.463) Kutsa is the name of a hero frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which, however, gives practically no information about him, for he was no doubt already a figure of the mythic past. He is several times¹ called Ārjuneya, ‘descendant of Arjuna,’ and is usually² associated with Indra in the exploit of defeating the demon Śuṣṇa and winning the sun. He is said³ to have defeated Smadibha, Tugra, and the Vetasus, but, on the other hand, he is several times⁴ mentioned with Atithigva and Āyu as being vanquished by Indra, his defeat in one passage⁵ being attributed to Tūrvayāṇa. Elsewhere⁶ he appears with Atithigva as a friend of Indra’s. In the later literature he is seldom⁷ mentioned except in connexion with the myth of his binding Indra, which is found in the Brāhmaṇas,⁸ and which is based on an obscure verse in the Rigveda.⁹ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.462](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.462) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.464) - [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.s11.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.463) · Pramāṇa