[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.s18.72 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.72 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.72 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.72) Dam-pati denotes ‘the master of the house’¹ in the Rigveda,² but is more often used in the dual to designate ‘the master and the mistress,’³ an expression that may legitimately be deemed to show the high status of women at the time of the Rigveda. See Strī. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.71) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.73) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.72) · Pramāṇa