[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [Vedic Mythology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897) › c8.s2.2 # Vedic Mythology c8.s2.2 Vedic Mythology c8.s2.2 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8.s2.2) The above evidence seems to point to Śuṣṇa having been a demon of drought from the beginning rather than a reminiscence of some historical human foe. This view is supported by the etymological meaning which must be either ‘hisser’ (from the root \*śvas\*, \*śuṣ\*) or ‘scorcher’ (from \*śuṣ\*, ‘to dry’). - [Previous: c8.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8.s2.1) - [Next: c8.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8.s2.3) - [Up: c8.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8.s2.2) · Pramāṇa