[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.s21.348 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.348 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.348 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.348) Pad in the Atharvaveda (xix. 6, 2) and the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (xi. 3, 2, 3) denotes a ‘quarter.’ This sense is derived from the primary meaning of ‘foot,’ which as applied to quadrupeds would represent ‘one-fourth.’ \*Cf.\* Pāda. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.347) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.349](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.349) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (2) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.19.6.2) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.11.3.2) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.348) · Pramāṇa