[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.s20.371 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.371 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.371 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.371) Nāga appears once in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa¹ in the form mahānāga, where ‘great snake’ or ‘great elephant’ may be meant. In the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad,² and in a citation found in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa³ the sense of ‘elephant’ is clearly intended. In the Sūtras⁴ the mythic Nāga already occurs. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.370) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.372](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.372) - [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.s20.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.371) · Pramāṇa