Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.178

v1.c3.s18.178

³ The Dasyu is called *a-karman*, ‘riteless,’ x. 22, 8; *a-devayu*, ‘indifferent to the gods,’ viii. 70, 11; *a-brahman*, ‘without devotion,’ iv. 16, 9; *a-yajvan*, ‘not sacrificing,’ viii. 70, 11; *a-yajyu*, id., vii. 6, 3; *a-vrata*, ‘lawless,’ i. 51, 8; 175, 3; vi. 14, 3; ix. 41, 2; *anya-vrata*, ‘following strange ordinances,’ viii. 70, 11; *deva-pīyu*, ‘reviling the gods,’ Av. xii. 1, 37. It is impossible in all cases to be certain that people are meant.