[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.s9.1315 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1315 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1315 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.1315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1315) Sveda-ja, ‘born of sweat’—that is, ‘engendered by hot moisture’—is used in the Aitareya Upaniṣad (iii. 3, 3) as a term designating a class of creatures comprising vermin of all sorts. The Mānava Dharma Śāstra (i. 45) explains it as ‘flies, mosquitos, lice, bugs, and so forth.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.1314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1314) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.1316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1316) - [Up: v2.c4.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1315) · Pramāṇa