[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.s20.448 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.448 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.448 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.448](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.448) Nāya in two passages of the Rigveda¹ is, according to the St. Petersburg Dictionary, probably a proper name. Sāyaṇa takes the word to mean ‘leader,’ while Pischel² considers it a gerund with passive sense. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.447](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.447) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.449](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.449) - [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.s20.448](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.448) · Pramāṇa