[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.s16.240 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.240 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.240 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.240) Jāmātṛ is a rare word denoting ‘son-in-law’ in the Rigveda,¹ where also occurs the word Vijāmātṛ, denoting an ‘unsatisfactory son-in-law,’ as one who does not pay a sufficient price, or one who, having other defects, must purchase a bride. Friendly relations between son-in-law and father-in-law are referred to in the Rigveda.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.239) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.241) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.240) · Pramāṇa