[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.s17.6 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.6 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.6 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.6) Takavāna appears to be a patronymic from Taku,¹ and to be the name of a seer in the Rigveda,² presumably a descendant of Taku Kakṣīvant, for his name occurs in a group of hymns composed by the Kākṣīvatas.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.5) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.7) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.6) · Pramāṇa