[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.s11.86 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.86 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.86 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.86) Kapaṇā, from its solitary occurrence in the Rigveda,¹ appears to mean a ‘worm’ that destroys the leaves of trees, and is so interpreted in the Nirukta.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.85) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.87) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (2) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) — Yāska, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.86) · Pramāṇa