[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.s18.185 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.185 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.185 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.185) The other epithet of the Dasyus is mṛdhra-vāc, which occurs with anās,¹⁰ and which has been rendered¹¹ ‘of stammering, or unintelligible speech.’ This version is by no means certain, and since the epithet is elsewhere¹² applied to Āryans, its correct meaning is more probably ‘of hostile speech.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.184) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.186) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.185) · Pramāṇa