[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.s7.120 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.120 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.120 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.119) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.121) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.120) · Pramāṇa