[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.s20.135 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.135 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.135 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.135) 21. Śroṇā, ‘lame,’ or Śravaṇa, ‘ear,’ denotes the bright star a Aquilæ with β below and γ above it. Weber⁹⁶ very needlessly thinks that the name Śravaṇa suggested two ears and the head between. It is quite out of correspondence with the Manāzil and the Sieou, and is clearly an Indian invention.⁹⁷ - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.134) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.136](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.136) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.135) · Pramāṇa