[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.s21.342 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.342 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.342 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.342) Pathi-kṛt, ‘path-maker,’ is not a rare epithet in the Rigveda¹ and later,² showing clearly the importance naturally attached in primitive times to the finding of roads. The frequency with which the epithet is applied to Agni³ suggests that there is here an allusion to fire burning the primæval forest and rendering advance possible. The god Pūṣan is pathi-kṛt, as guarding the flocks.⁴ The Ṛṣis,⁵ or seers, as ‘path-makers,’ may be compared with the Roman Pontifices. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.341) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.343) - [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.s21.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.342) · Pramāṇa