[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.s12.184 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.184 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.184 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.184) Gavyūti in the Rigveda¹ means, according to Roth,² grass land for the pasturing of cattle, in which sense Gavya is also found.³ Thence it derives the sense of a measure of distance found in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.⁴ Geldner, on the other hand, takes the original meaning to be ‘road,’ real⁶ or metaphorical,⁷ thence a measure of distance,⁸ and finally ‘land.’⁹ - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.183) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.185) - [Up: v1.c3.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12) ## Linked texts (3) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.4.28) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.pancavimsa) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.184) · Pramāṇa