[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.s12.168 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.168 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.168 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.168) Gav-iṣṭi (lit. ‘desire of cows’) in several passages of the Rigveda¹ denotes ‘conflict’ or ‘battle,’ evidently with reference to cattle raids. Gavyā² is similarly used. - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.167) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.169) - [Up: v1.c3.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.168) · Pramāṇa