Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.537

v1.c3.s20.537

Ninditāśva (‘possessing contemptible steeds’) is the name of a patron in the Rigveda.¹ The name may suggest connexion with Iran, but such a reference is not at all necessary.² Sāyaṇa ingeniously turns the name—probably a nickname—into a compliment by rendering it ‘one who puts to shame the horses of his rivals.’