[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.s18.463 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.463 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.463 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.463) Dīrghāyutva, ‘longevity,’ is a constant object of the prayers of the Vedic Indians,¹ and length of life is never deprecated in the Saṃhitās and Brāhmaṇas, while the Atharvaveda² is full of spells intended to prolong existence (āyusyāni). - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.462](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.462) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.464) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.463) · Pramāṇa