[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) › v1.c3.10 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.10 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.10 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.10) 1. Akṣa, ‘axle,’ is a part of a chariot often referred to in the Rigveda¹ and later. It was apparently² fastened to the body of the chariot (Kośa) by straps (akṣā-nah, lit. ‘tied to the axle,’ though this word is also³ rendered ‘horse’). The heating of the axle and the danger of its breaking were known.⁴ The part of the axle round which the nave of the wheel revolved was called Aṇi, ‘pin.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.9) - [Next: v1.c3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.11) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.10) · Pramāṇa