[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.s20.614 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.614 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.614 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.614](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.614) Nīcya (‘living below’) is a designation of certain nations of the west. The Nīcyas are mentioned in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa (viii. 14) as distinguished from the people of Madhyadeśa, and no doubt mean the inhabitants of the Indus and Panjab regions. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.613](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.613) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.615](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.615) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.8.14) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.614](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.614) · Pramāṇa