[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.s18.754 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.754 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.754 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.754](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.754) Dvār is frequently used from the Rigveda¹ onwards² to denote the ‘door’ of a house. The later form, Dvāra, has the same sense.³ Cf. Gṛha. The ‘door-fastener’ is called Dvāra-pidhāna in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.753](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.753) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.755](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.755) - [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.s18.754](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.754) · Pramāṇa