[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.s8.910 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.910 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.910 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.910](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.910) Śva-ghnin in the Rigveda¹ and the Atharvaveda² clearly means a ‘gamester’ or ‘professional gambler.’ It may originally have denoted a ‘hunter.’³ - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.909](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.909) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.911](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.911) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.910](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.910) · Pramāṇa