[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.s20.315 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.315 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.315 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.315) Nalada, ‘nard’ (\*Nardostachys Jatamansi\*) is a plant mentioned in the Atharvaveda,¹ in the Aitareya² and the Śāṅkhāyana³ Āraṇyakas (where it is mentioned as used for a garland), as well as in the Sūtras. In the Atharvaveda⁴ the feminine form of the word, Naladī, occurs as the name of an Apsaras, or celestial nymph. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.314) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.316) - [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.s20.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.315) · Pramāṇa