[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.s11.992 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.992 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.992 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.992](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.992) Kravaṇa, a word occurring only once in the Rigveda,¹ is understood by Ludwig² as the name of the Hotṛ priest or the sacrificer. Roth considered it an adjective without at first³ assigning a sense, but afterwards⁴ as meaning ‘timid.’ Sāyaṇa interprets it as ‘worshipping.’ Oldenberg⁵ considers the meaning uncertain, suggesting as possible ‘the slayer of the victim.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.991](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.991) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.993](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.993) - [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.s11.992](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.992) · Pramāṇa