[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.s4.162 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.162 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.162 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.162) Upama-śravas is mentioned in a hymn of the Rigveda¹ as a son of Kuruśravaṇa, and grandson of Medhātithi. The exact force of the reference to him is, however, uncertain. According to the Bṛhaddevatā,² followed by Ludwig,³ and by Lanman,⁴ the poet in the hymn consoles Upamaśravas for the death of his grandfather, Medhātithi. Geldner,⁵ on the other hand, thinks that the poet, who was Kavaṣa Ailūṣa, was ill-treated by his patron's son, Upamaśravas, and cast into a ditch or well, where he uttered his complaint and appeal for mercy. But of this there is no adequate evidence, and the tradition of the Bṛhaddevatā seems sound. - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.161) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.163) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.162) · Pramāṇa