[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.s17.476 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.476 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.476 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.476](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.476) Toda appears once to denote a ‘goad’ in the Rigveda,¹ but more often² it is an agent noun meaning ‘impeller.’ Geldner³ considers that in one passage⁴ the sense is ‘wielder of the rod of punishment’ (later daṇḍa-dhara)—that is, ‘prince.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.475](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.475) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.477](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.477) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) ## 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.s17.476](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.476) · Pramāṇa