[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.s1.166 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.166 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.166 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.166) Ārā, a word later¹ known as an ‘awl’ or ‘gimlet,’ occurs in the Rigveda² only to designate a weapon of Pūṣan, with whose pastoral character its later use for piercing leather is consistent. Cf. Vāśī. - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.165) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.167) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.166) · Pramāṇa