[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.s18.120 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.120 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.120 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.120) Few fractions are mentioned in Vedic literature. Ardha, pāda, śapha, and kalā denote ½, ¼, ⅛, ¹/₁₆ respectively, but only the first two are common. \*Tṛtīya\* denotes the third part.¹⁶ In the Rigveda¹⁷ Indra and Viṣṇu are said to have divided 1,000 by 3, though how they did so is uncertain. \*Tri-pād\* denotes ‘three-fourths.’¹⁸ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.119) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.121) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.120) · Pramāṇa