[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.s21.655 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.655 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.655 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.655](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.655) Pavīra, according to the Nirukta,¹ denotes a ‘lance.’ The epithet derived from this word, \*pavīravant\* or \*pavīrava\*, which is found in the Atharvaveda² and the Yajurveda Saṃhitās,³ is used of the plough, apparently in the sense of ‘having a metal share.’ The same epithet occurs in the Rigveda⁴ applied to a man, in the sense of ‘having a goad’ or ‘having a spear.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.654](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.654) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.656](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.656) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.12.30) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.655](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.655) · Pramāṇa