[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.s21.36 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.36 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.36 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.36) Paṅkti, originally a ‘set of five,’ denotes as early as the Rigveda¹ a ‘series’ generally. In the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka² the word is used of the series of a man’s ancestors whom he purifies by certain conduct. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.35) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.37) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (2) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.10.117.8) — Sanskrit - [Taittirīyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.taittiriya) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.36) · Pramāṇa