[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.s20.670 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.670 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.670 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.670](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.670) Naicā-śākha is found in one passage of the Rigveda,¹ where Sāyaṇa renders it as ‘of low origin,’ but elsewhere² he explains it as the name of a place. The former sense is accepted by Grassmann and Ludwig in their versions, and by Zimmer,³ but Hillebrandt⁴ points out that the reference is rather to the ‘low-branched’ Soma plant. \*Cf.\* Kīkaṭa and Pramaganda. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.669](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.669) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.671](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.671) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.7.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.670](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.670) · Pramāṇa