[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.s17.487 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.487 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.487 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.487](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.487) Tauvilikā, occurring once in a hymn of the Atharvaveda,¹ is a word of quite uncertain sense. Roth² thinks it means some kind of beast; Zimmer³ and Whitney⁴ regard it as a sort of plant; Sāyaṇa explains it as a disease-causing demon, while Bloomfield⁵ leaves the sense doubtful. - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.486](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.486) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.488](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.488) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.487](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.487) · Pramāṇa