[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.s18.573 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.573 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.573 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.573](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.572](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.572) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.574](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.574) - [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.s18.573](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.573) · Pramāṇa