[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.s18.517 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.517 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.517 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.516](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.516) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.518](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.518) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.517) · Pramāṇa