Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.573

v1.c3.s18.573

Devaka Mānyamāna (‘descendant of Manyamāna’) appears in the Rigveda¹ as an opponent of the Tṛtsus, and as connected with Śambara. Possibly, however, as Grassmann suggests, the words should be understood as denoting Śambara, ‘who deemed himself a god,’ devaka being used contemptuously.²