[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.s7.169 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.169 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.169 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.169) Varcin is the name of a foe of Indra in the Rigveda.¹ Being called a Dāsa,² and coupled with Śambara, he is probably to be regarded as a terrestrial foe, though he is also spoken of as an Asura.³ He may possibly have been connected with the Vṛcīvants. - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.168) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.170) - [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.s7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.169) · Pramāṇa