[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.s17.586 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.586 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.586 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.586](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.586) (c) Metaphorically the term kṛṣṇā tvac, ‘the black skins,’ is applied to the aboriginal enemies of the invading Āryans.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.585](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.585) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.587](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.587) - [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.s17.586](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.586) · Pramāṇa