[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.s17.45 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.45 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.45 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.45) Takvan,¹ Takvarī,² seem in the Rigveda to denote a ‘swift-flying bird.’ Sāyaṇa³ explains Takvan as a swift steed. - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.44) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.46) - [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.s17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.45) · Pramāṇa