[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.s21.463 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.463 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.463 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.463) Pari-veṣṭṛ in the Atharvaveda¹ and later² denotes an ‘attendant,’ more especially one who serves up food, a ‘waiter.’ The feminine form Pariveṣṭrī signifies a ‘female attendant’ or ‘handmaid.’³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.462](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.462) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.464) - [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.s21.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.463) · Pramāṇa