[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.s18.529 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.529 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.529 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.529](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.529) Dūta, ‘messenger’ or ‘envoy,’ is found several times in the Rigveda¹ and later,² used metaphorically. The Sūta seems to have performed the duties later assigned to the Dūta. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.528](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.528) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.530](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.530) - [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.s18.529](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.529) · Pramāṇa