[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.c4.660 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.660 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.660 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.660) Pra-skaṇva is the name of a Ṛṣi who is credited by the Anukramaṇī (Index) with the authorship of certain hymns of the Rigveda,¹ where² he is mentioned several times. The statement in the Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra³ that he obtained bounty from Pṛṣadhra Medhya Mātariśvan is apparently a blunder.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.659](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.659) - [Next: v2.c4.661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.661) - [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.c4.660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.660) · Pramāṇa