[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.s19.175 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.175 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.175 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.175) Dhī, ‘thought,’ is used several times in the Rigveda¹ to denote the ‘prayer’ or ‘hymn of praise’ of the singer. One poet speaks of himself as ‘weaving’ such a prayer,² while another refers to his ‘ancient ancestral hymn,’ which he refurbishes presumably for use.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.174) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.176) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.175) · Pramāṇa