[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.s5.401 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.401 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.401 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.401](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.401) Ropaṇākā is the name of a bird mentioned in the Rigveda¹ and the Atharvaveda.² The ‘thrush’ seems to be meant;³ but Keśava, the commentator on the Kauśika Sūtra,⁴ is inclined to understand the word to mean a sort of wood. - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.400](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.400) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.402](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.402) - [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.s5.401](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.401) · Pramāṇa