[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.s12.377 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.377 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.377 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.377](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.377) ⁴ The meaning ‘whisker’ is a secondary one, derived, doubtless, from the ‘gift of a cow’ (go-dāna), accompanying the ceremony of shaving the whiskers or hair. - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.376](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.376) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.378](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.378) - [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.s12.377](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.377) · Pramāṇa