[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.s11.490 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.490 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.490 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.490](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.490) Kumbyā or Kumvyā is a word mentioned after Ṛc, Yajus, Sāman, and Gāthā in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa¹ to denote a form of speech. In the Aitareya Āraṇyaka² it appears as one of the forms of measured speech together with Ṛc and Gāthā. The precise meaning of the term is unknown. Weber³ suggests the sense ‘refrain.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.489](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.489) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.491](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.491) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (2) - [Aitareyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.aitareya.2.3.6) — Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.11.5.7.10) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.490](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.490) · Pramāṇa