[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.s19.39 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.39 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.39 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.39) Dhamani, ‘reed,’ appears to denote ‘pipe’ in a passage of the Rigveda¹ and in a citation appearing in the Nirukta.² In the Atharvaveda³ it denotes, perhaps, ‘artery’ or ‘vein,’ or more generally ‘intestinal channel,’ being coupled in some passages⁴ with Hirā. - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.38) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.40) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) ## Linked texts (3) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) — Yāska, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.39) · Pramāṇa