[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.s21.1062 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1062 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1062 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.1062](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1062) Putra is, with Sūnu, the usual name for ‘son’ from the Rigveda onwards.¹ The original sense of the word was apparently ‘small,’ or something analogous.² The form Putraka³ is often used with the distinct intention of an affectionate address to a younger man, not merely a son proper. Reference is frequently made to the desire for a son.⁴ Cf. Pati. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.1061](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1061) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.1063](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1063) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1062](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1062) · Pramāṇa