[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.s18.590 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.590 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.590 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.590](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.590) Devana is mentioned once in the Rigveda¹ in connexion with dicing. The word must designate the place on which the dice are thrown (elsewhere called Adhidevana), and it is so explained by Durga in his commentary on the Nirukta.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.589](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.589) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.591](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.591) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (2) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) — Yāska, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.590](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.590) · Pramāṇa