[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.s21.780 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.780 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.780 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.780](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.780) Pāra, in accordance with its derivation (pṛ, 'bring across'), denotes the 'farther bank' of a river or stream, in which sense¹ it occurs in the Rigveda² and later.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.779](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.779) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.781](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.781) - [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.s21.780](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.780) · Pramāṇa