[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.s16.155 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.155 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.155 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.155) Jarūtha, mentioned in three passages of the Rigveda,¹ appears to denote a demon defeated by Agni.² Ludwig, however, followed by Griffith,³ sees in him a foe slain in a battle in which Vasiṣṭha, the traditional author of the seventh Maṇḍala of the Rigveda, was Purohita, or domestic priest. - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.154) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.156) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.155) · Pramāṇa