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Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.120

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.120

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v2.c4.s7.120

Vamraka is mentioned in one passage of the Rigveda,¹ where Roth² thinks that an ‘ant’ is meant. But Pischel,³ with more probability, thinks that it is a proper name, perhaps equivalent to Vamra, and denoting the child of a maiden who was saved from being devoured by ants.⁴