[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.s18.593 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.593 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.593 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.593](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.593) Deva-nakṣatra, ‘asterism of the gods,’ is the name applied in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa¹ to the first fourteen lunar mansions, which are said to be south, while the others are called Yama-nakṣatra, ‘asterisms of Yama,’ and are said to be north. See Nakṣatra. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.592](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.592) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.594](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.594) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.taittiriya.1.5.2.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.593](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.593) · Pramāṇa