[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.s16.362 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.362 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.362 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.362](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.362) Jyā-hroḍa occurs in the description of the arms of the Vrātya in the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa,¹ and is also mentioned in the Sūtras.² The sense is somewhat obscure, for one Sūtra describes it as a ‘bow not meant for use’ (ayogyam dhanus),³ while the other speaks of it as a ‘bow without an arrow’ (dhanuṣka aniṣu).⁴ Some sort of a bow, therefore, seems to be meant. - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.361](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.361) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.363](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.363) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (1) - [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.pancavimsa) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.362](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.362) · Pramāṇa