[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.s18.693 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.693 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.693 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.693](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.693) Dyotana is, according to Sāyaṇa, the name of a prince in the Rigveda.¹ This is probably correct, though the word may also² be interpreted as denoting ‘glorification’; but it is not clear what relation existed between Dyotana and the other persons mentioned in the same passage, Vetasu, Daśoṇi, Tūtuji, and Tugra. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.692](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.692) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.694) - [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.6.20.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.693](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.693) · Pramāṇa