[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.s18.763 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.763 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.763 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.763](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.763) Dvi-pād, ‘two-footed,’ ‘biped,’ denotes man, as opposed to quadrupeds, from the Rigveda¹ onwards.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.762](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.762) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.764](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.764) - [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.s18.763](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.763) · Pramāṇa