[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.s5.367 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.367 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.367 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.367) Ruśamā is mentioned in the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa (xxv. 13, 3), where she is said to have run round Kurukṣetra, and so to have defeated Indra, who understood her challenge to refer to the earth proper. The story indicates the connexion of the Ruśamas with the Kurus. - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.366](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.366) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.368) - [Up: v2.c4.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.367) · Pramāṇa