[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.c3.565 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.565 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.565 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.565](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.565) Aratni.—This word, which primarily means ‘elbow,’ occurs frequently from the Rigveda¹ onwards as denoting a measure of length (‘ell’ or ‘cubit’), the distance from the elbow to the tip of the hand. The exact length nowhere appears from the early texts. - [Previous: v1.c3.564](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.564) - [Next: v1.c3.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.566) - [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.c3.565](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.565) · Pramāṇa