[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.s20.537 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.537 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.537 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.536) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.538](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.538) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.8.1.30) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.537) · Pramāṇa