[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.s18.275 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.275 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.275 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.275) Dāva, ‘forest fire,’ is mentioned in the Atharvaveda¹ and the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.² In the latter work such fires are referred to as occurring in spring. According to Sieg,³ a hymn of the Rigveda⁴ describes a forest fire. Watchers were employed to guard against surprise from such conflagrations (dāva-pa).⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.274](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.274) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.276) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (3) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.275) · Pramāṇa