[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.c3.460 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.460 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.460 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.460](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.460) \*\*Abhi-praśnin.\*\*—This term occurs after Praśnin, and followed by Praśnavivāka in the list of victims for the Puruṣamedha given in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa¹ and the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā.² The commentators, Sāyaṇa and Mahīdhara, see in it merely a reference to an inquisitive man. But there can be little doubt that the term must have had a legal reference of some sort—perhaps indicating the defendant as opposed to plaintiff and judge. - [Previous: v1.c3.459](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.459) - [Next: v1.c3.461](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.461) - [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.c3.460](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.460) · Pramāṇa