[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) › v2.c4.109 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.109 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.109 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.109) Zimmer²² thinks that the king might act as his own Purohita, as shown by the case of King Viśvantara, who sacrificed without the help of the Śyāparṇas,²³ and that a Purohita need not be a priest, as shown by the case of Devāpi and Śantanu.²⁴ But neither opinion seems to be justified. It is not said that Viśvantara sacrificed without priests, while Devāpi is not regarded as a king until the Nirukta,²⁵ and there is no reason to suppose that Yāska’s view expressed in that work is correct. - [Previous: v2.c4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.108) - [Next: v2.c4.110](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.110) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.109) · Pramāṇa