[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.s18.744 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.744 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.744 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.744](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.744) Droṇa denotes in the Rigveda¹ a ‘wooden trough,’ and more specifically it designates in the plural vessels used for holding Soma.² The great wooden reservoir for Soma is called a Droṇa-kalaśa.³ The altar was sometimes made in the form of a Droṇa.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.743](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.743) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.745](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.745) - [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.s18.744](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.744) · Pramāṇa