[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.s21.880 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.880 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.880 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.880](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.880) Pijavana is the name of the father of Sudās according to the Nirukta.¹ Probably this statement is based on a mere conjecture from the epithet Paijavana used of Sudās in a verse of the Rigveda,² but may very well be correct. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.879](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.879) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.881](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.881) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (2) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) — Yāska, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.880](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.880) · Pramāṇa