[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.s18.724 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.724 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.724 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.724](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.724) Dru-pada, a ‘wooden pillar’ or ‘post,’ is several times referred to in the Rigveda¹ and later.² Śunaḥśepa was bound to three posts for sacrifice.³ Thieves, there is some evidence to show, were tied to posts as a penalty for stealing.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.723](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.723) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.725](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.725) - [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.s18.724](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.724) · Pramāṇa