[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.s16.87 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.87 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.87 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.87) Janitṛ¹ and Janitrī² are frequent words, in the Rigveda and later, for ‘father’ and ‘mother’ regarded as the ‘begetter’ and the ‘bearer’ respectively of the child. See Pitṛ, Mātṛ. - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.86) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.88) - [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.s16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.87) · Pramāṇa