[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.s21.1083 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1083 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1083 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.1083](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1083) Pumāms denotes in the Rigveda¹ and later² man as the ‘male.’ It has no special reference to marriage like Pati, or to heroism like Nṛ or Nara. In grammar it denotes the masculine gender.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.1082](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1082) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.1084](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1084) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1083](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1083) · Pramāṇa