[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.s19.242 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.242 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.242 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.242](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.242) Dhenu in the Rigveda¹ and later² means ‘milch cow,’ which is often mentioned with special reference to the production of milk,³ and is contrasted with the ‘bull’ (vṛṣabha,⁴ pumāms,⁵ anadvāh).⁶ In the plural⁷ the word denotes ‘draughts of milk.’ The derivative, dhenukā, means merely ‘female.’⁸ - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.241) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.243](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.243) - [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) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.242](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.242) · Pramāṇa