[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.s11.147 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.147 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.147 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.147) Karkari, a musical instrument, probably the ‘lute,’ occurs from the Rigveda onwards.¹ The Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā² mentions cattle branded on the ears with a mark resembling a lute (\*karkari-karṇyaḥ\*). - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.146) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.148) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (2) - [Kṛṣṇayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*maitrayani) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.147) · Pramāṇa