[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.s21.128 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.128 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.128 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.128) ⁸ He explains the first part of the word as derived from paś, ‘tie.’ Cf. Macdonell, Vedic Grammar, p. 34 (top). But the form pad may be due to a false analogy, and the sense of ‘foot-fastener’ may express ‘hobble’ quite satisfactorily; it is not confined to a rope tied to a peg in the ground. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.127) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.129) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.128) · Pramāṇa