[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.s21.988 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.988 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.988 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.988](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.988) Pipru is the name of a foe of Indra in the Rigveda. He was repeatedly defeated by Indra for Rjiśvan.¹ Mentioned as possessing forts,² he is called a Dāsa³ as well as an Asura.⁴ He is described as having a black brood,⁵ and as being allied with blacks.⁶ It is uncertain whether he was a demon, according to Roth’s⁷ view, which is favoured by the use of the word Asura, or a human foe, as Ludwig,⁸ Oldenberg,⁹ and Hillebrandt¹⁰ believe. The name may mean ‘resister,’ from the root \*pr\*. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.987](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.987) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.989](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.989) - [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.s21.988](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.988) · Pramāṇa