[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.s20.332 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.332 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.332 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.332](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.332) Nava-vāstva appears in three passages of the Rigveda. In one¹ he seems to be a protégé of Agni; in another² as perhaps a son of Uśanas and favourite of Indra, but in the last he seems to be defeated, or even slain, by Indra.³ But he may be a mythic figure altogether. \*Cf.\* also Bṛhadratha. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.331](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.331) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.333](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.333) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.332](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.332) · Pramāṇa