[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.s17.574 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.574 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.574 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.574](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.574) ¹ The etymological meaning is apparently ‘having three sheep (periods)’—that is, ‘having periods of thrice six months,’ just as the adjective pañcāvi means ‘having five periods of six months,’ or ‘thirty months old.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.573](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.573) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.575](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.575) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.574](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.574) · Pramāṇa