[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.s21.626 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.626 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.626 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.626](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.626) Pavamāna is a term very frequently applied in the Rigveda to the Soma ‘purifying itself’ by running through the sieve. Later it appears in a few passages¹ in the sense of ‘wind’ (as a purifier). - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.625](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.625) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.627](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.627) - [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.s21.626](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.626) · Pramāṇa