[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.c3.479 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.479 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.479 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.479](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.479) Abhīśu is a common Vedic word¹ denoting the ‘reins’ or ‘bridle’ of the chariot horses. The use of the plural is due to the fact that two or four horses, possibly five (daśābhīśu ‘ten-bridled’),² were yoked to the car. - [Previous: v1.c3.478](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.478) - [Next: v1.c3.480](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.480) - [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.c3.479](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.479) · Pramāṇa