[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.s1.226 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.226 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.226 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.226) Weber¹³ considers that the five peoples known to the Rigveda were the Āryans and the four peoples of the quarters (diś) of the earth, but this is doubtful. Āryan speech (vāc)¹⁴ is specially referred to in the Aitareya and Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyakas. - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.225) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.227) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.226) · Pramāṇa