[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.s18.164 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.164 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.164 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.164) Dasyave vṛka, ‘wolf to the Dasyu,’ is the name of a man mentioned four times in the Rigveda.¹ In one hymn² he is called a Ṛṣi, but in two others³ he is clearly a prince victorious over the Dasyus, and a generous patron of the singer. It is hardly necessary to assume different persons,⁴ for the term Ṛṣi is not altogether inconsistent with royalty. He was son of Pūtakratu⁵ and Pūtakratā,⁶ his wife. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.163) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.165) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## 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.s18.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.164) · Pramāṇa