[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.s11.397 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.397 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.397 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.397) Kim-puruṣa, lit. ‘what sort of man,’ appears in the Brāhmaṇas¹ to designate the ‘ape,’ which is a mimic man. Possibly the same sense should be seen in the passage of the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,² where it occurs, and where Roth³ assumes it to refer to a contemptible man. Max Müller⁴ renders it ‘savage.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.396) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.398](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.398) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.397) · Pramāṇa