[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.s21.515 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.515 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.515 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.515](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.515) 1. Parṇa denotes the ‘wing’ of a bird in the Rigveda¹ and later.² It also means the ‘feather’ of an arrow in a late passage of the Rigveda,³ and more often later;⁴ and the ‘leaf’ of a tree from the Rigveda onwards.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.514](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.514) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.516](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.516) - [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.s21.515](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.515) · Pramāṇa