[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.s21.160 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.160 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.160 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.160) 2. Pataṅga Prājāpatya (‘descendant of Prajāpati’) is credited by the Anukramaṇī (Index) with the authorship of a hymn of the Rigveda¹ in which Pataṅga means the ‘sun-bird.’ He is also mentioned in the Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.159) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.161) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.160) · Pramāṇa