[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.s21.578 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.578 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.578 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.578](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.578) 3. Parśu in the Nirukta¹ is explained in one passage of the Rigveda² as meaning the sides of a cistern (kūpa).³ But the sense of ‘ribs’ is quite adequate there. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.577](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.577) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.579](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.579) - [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.s21.578](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.578) · Pramāṇa