[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.s19.227 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.227 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.227 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.227) Dhenā denotes a ‘milch cow,’¹ or in the plural, ‘draughts of milk.’² In two passages³ Roth⁴ takes the word to mean ‘mare,’ and in another the ‘team’ of Vāyu’s chariot. Benfey,⁶ on the other hand, renders it ‘lips’ in one passage,⁷ with Sāyaṇa and with Durga’s commentary on the Nirukta.⁸ Geldner⁹ assigns to the word the senses of ‘lips,’¹⁰ ‘speech,’¹¹ ‘cow,’¹² ‘beloved,’¹³ and ‘streams.’¹⁴ - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.226) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.228) - [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.s19.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.227) · Pramāṇa