[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.s18.458 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.458 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.458 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.458](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.458) ³ A metronymic, ‘descendant of Uśij,’ according to Sāyaṇa; but an adjective, meaning ‘desirous,’ according to Roth, St. Petersburg Dictionary, s.v. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.457](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.457) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.459](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.459) - [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.s18.458](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.458) · Pramāṇa