[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.s11.178 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.178 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.178 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.178) Kalā denotes a fractional part, normally ‘one-sixteenth,’ in the Rigveda¹ and later.² It is often mentioned in connexion with Śapha, ‘one-eighth.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.177) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.179) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.178) · Pramāṇa