[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.s19.252 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.252 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.252 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.252) Dhaivara means a ‘fisherman,’ as a member of a caste,¹ in the list of victims at the Puruṣamedha, or ‘human sacrifice,’ in the Yajurveda.² Cf. Dhīvara. - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.251) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.253) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.252) · Pramāṇa