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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.738

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.738

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### [v1.c3.s21.738](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.738)

Pātalya is found in one passage of the Rigveda¹ meaning some part of the chariot. What it was is quite uncertain. Hopkins² suggests that, as in the Epic, it was possibly a piece of wood on the axle to hold the pole of the car.

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.3.53.17) — Sanskrit

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