[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.s8.21 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s8.21 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s8.21 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s8.21) Airāvata, ‘son of Irāvant,’ is the patronymic of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as a snake demon,¹ in the Atharvaveda² and the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s8.20) - [Next: v1.c3.s8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s8.22) - [Up: v1.c3.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s8.21) · Pramāṇa