[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.s18.317 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.317 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.317 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.317](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.317) ¹⁹ If derived from das in the sense of ‘lay waste’ (Whitney, Roots), the original meaning would have been ‘devastator,’ ‘ravager.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.316) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.318](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.318) - [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.s18.317](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.317) · Pramāṇa