[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.s11.296 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.296 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.296 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.296](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.296) Kāri is the name of one of the victims of the human sacrifice (Puruṣamedha) in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,¹ and is there dedicated to ‘laughter.’ The commentator Mahīdhara² interprets the word as ‘worker’ (karaṇa-śīla), but the St. Petersburg Dictionary suggests that it means a ‘jubilant’ person (as derived from the root kṛ, ‘to praise’). - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.295](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.295) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.297](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.297) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (1) - [Śuklayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.296](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.296) · Pramāṇa