"Among the Kîkatas what do thy cattle? They pour no milky draught, they heat no caldron. Bring thou to us the wealth of Pramaganda; give up to us, O Maghavan, the low-born."
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Rigveda III, 53, 14, as translated by , vol. 2 (1890)
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Kikata Kingdom
Kīkaṭa was an ancient Indian kingdom in what is now India, mentioned in the Vedas.
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