[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.s6.12 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.12 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.12 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.12) Rkṣikā, a word found in the Atharvaveda,¹ the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,² and the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,³ appears to denote a demon. Harisvāmin, however, in his commentary on the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, connects the word with Rkṣa, as meaning ‘bear.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.11) - [Next: v1.c3.s6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.13) - [Up: v1.c3.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6) ## Linked texts (3) - [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.12) · Pramāṇa