[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.s14.92 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.92 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.92 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s14.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.92) Carṣaṇi, used in the plural, denotes in the Rigveda¹ ‘men’ in general or ‘people,’ conceived either as active beings² or as cultivators³ in opposition to nomads. The expression ‘king of men’ (\*rājā carṣaṇīnām\*) is frequently found.⁴ The ‘people’ are also mentioned in connexion with war.⁵ In the Atharvaveda⁶ ‘animals’ (\*paśu\*) and ‘men’ (\*carṣaṇi\*) are spoken of together. For the five \*carṣaṇayaḥ\* see Pañca Janāsaḥ. - [Previous: v1.c3.s14.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.91) - [Next: v1.c3.s14.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.93) - [Up: v1.c3.s14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.92) · Pramāṇa