[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.s20.254 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.254 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.254 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.254) 1. Naḍa, ‘reed,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ as growing in lakes, and in the Atharvaveda² is described as vārṣika, ‘produced in the rains.’ Reeds were used, after being split, for making mats, a work carried out by women.³ They are frequently mentioned elsewhere.⁴ See also Naḍa. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.253) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.255) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (2) - [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.s20.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.254) · Pramāṇa