[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.s16.358 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.358 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.358 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.358) Jyākā means ‘bowstring,’ with a contemptuous sense, in the Rigveda,¹ and in the simple sense in the Atharvaveda.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.357](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.357) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.359) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (2) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.358) · Pramāṇa