[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.s17.216 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.216 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.216 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.216) Tārkṣya is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ as a divine steed, apparently the sun conceived as a horse.² But Foy,³ judging by the name, apparently a patronymic of Tṛkṣi, who is known from the Rigveda⁴ onwards as a descendant of Trasadasyu, thinks that a real steed, the property of Tṛkṣi, is meant; but this is not very probable.⁵ See also Tārukṣya. - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.215) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.217) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.216) · Pramāṇa