[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.s20.502 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.502 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.502 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.502](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.502) ⁸ The word \*nau\*, ship, never occurs as the first member of a compound in the form of \*nāva\*, while \*pra-bhraṃś\*, 'fall down,' is never used of the gliding down of a boat, and would be inappropriately applied in that sense. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.501](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.501) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.503](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.503) - [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.s20.502](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.502) · Pramāṇa