[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.s5.406 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.406 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.406 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.406](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.406) Romaśā is mentioned in the Bṛhaddevatā¹ as the wife of king Bhāvayavya, and is credited with the authorship of a Rigvedic verse.² But in reality the word romaśā in that verse, which is the source of the legend, is merely an adjective meaning ‘hairy.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.405](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.405) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.407](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.407) - [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.s5.406](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.406) · Pramāṇa