[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.s16.134 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.134 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.134 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.134) Jarā-bodha, a word occurring only once in the Rigveda,¹ is of doubtful meaning. It is held by Ludwig² to be the name of a seer. Roth³ regards it as a mere adjective meaning ‘attending to the invocation,’ which is perhaps the most probable interpretation. Oldenburg,⁴ however, thinks that the word is a proper name, the literal sense being ‘alert in old age.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.133) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.135) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.134) · Pramāṇa