[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.c3.448 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.448 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.448 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.448](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.448) Apsas.—This word usually refers to the body, meaning ‘front part.’¹ In one passage of the Rigveda,² however, the adjective ‘with a long front part’ (dīrghāpsas) is applied to the chariot (Ratha). - [Previous: v1.c3.447](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.447) - [Next: v1.c3.449](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.449) - [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.c3.448](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.448) · Pramāṇa