[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.s17.72 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.72 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.72 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.72) Tanaya, n., denotes ‘offspring,’ ‘descendants’ in the Rigveda,¹ where also it is often used adjectivally with Toka.² There seems no ground for the view³ that toka means ‘sons,’ ‘children,’ and tanaya ‘grandchildren.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.71) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.73) - [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.s17.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.72) · Pramāṇa