[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.s19.1 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.1 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.1) Dhana, ‘prize,’ is often found in the Rigveda,¹ probably the prize in racing rather than the ‘booty’ in battle. It also denotes² the ‘stake’ at dicing. In some passages it possibly means the ‘contest’ itself.³ More generally it denotes ‘wealth’ or ‘gift.’⁴ But it sometimes expresses ‘booty,’⁵ probably from the notion of ‘wealth’ rather than of ‘prize.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.784) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.2) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.1.81.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.1) · Pramāṇa