[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.s17.79 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.79 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.79 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.79) Tantu appears properly to mean ‘thread,’ and in particular the ‘warp’ of a piece of weaving, as opposed to Otu, the ‘woof.’ Both senses are found in the Atharvaveda.¹ In the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa² the ‘warp’ is called \*anuchāda\*, the ‘woof’ \*paryāsa\*, the \*tantavaḥ\* being the ‘threads.’ In the Taittirīya Saṃhitā,³ on the other hand, the ‘warp’ is prācīna-tāna, the ‘woof’ otu. The threads or cords of the throne (Paryaṅka) are referred to in the Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.78) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.80) - [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.s17.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.79) · Pramāṇa