[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.c3.576 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.576 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.576 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.576](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.576) Aritra denotes the ‘oar’ by which boats were propelled. The Rigveda¹ and the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā² speak of a vessel with a hundred oars, and a boat (nau) is said to be ‘propelled by oars’ (aritra-paraṇa).³ In two passages of the Rigveda⁴ the term, according to the St. Petersburg Dictionary, denotes a part of a chariot. The rower of a boat is called arity.⁵ See Nau. - [Previous: v1.c3.575](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.575) - [Next: v1.c3.577](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.577) - [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.c3.576](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.576) · Pramāṇa