[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.s11.686 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.686 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.686 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.686](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.686) Kūpa occurs in the Rigveda¹ and later literature² denoting an artificial hollow in the earth, or pit. In some cases they must have been deep, as Trita in the myth is said to have fallen into one from which he could not escape unaided.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.685](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.685) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.687](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.687) - [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.s11.686](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.686) · Pramāṇa