Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.151

v2.c4.s8.151

Śambara is the name of an enemy of Indra in the Rigveda.¹ He is mentioned along with Śuṣṇa, Pipru, and Varcin, being in one passage called a Dāsa, son of Kulitara.² In another passage³ he is said to have deemed himself a godling (devaka). His forts, ninety,⁴ ninety-nine,⁵ or a hundred⁶ in number, are alluded to, the word itself in the neuter plural once⁷ meaning the ‘forts of Śambara.’ His great foe was Divodāsa Atithigva, who won victories over him by Indra’s aid.⁸