[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.s12.31 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.31 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.31 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.31) Khara, ‘ass,’ is mentioned in the Aitareya Āraṇyaka,¹ where a team of asses is alluded to. Probably the passages in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,² where the word is used to denote an earth mound on which the sacrificial vessels were placed, presuppose the sense of ‘ass,’ the mound being shaped in this form.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.30) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.32) - [Up: v1.c3.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.31) · Pramāṇa