Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.517

v1.c3.s18.517

Duḥ-śāsu is possibly a proper name in the Rigveda,¹ and would then denote an enemy of Kuruśravaṇa. Ludwig² thinks that he was a Parśu or Persian, but this is most improbable, and the word may simply be an adjective meaning ‘malignant.’