[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.s21.887 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.887 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.887 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.887](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.887) Piṇḍa, denoting specifically a ball of flour offered to the Manes, especially on the evening of new moon, occurs in the Nirukta,¹ and repeatedly in the Sūtras.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.886](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.886) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.888](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.888) - [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) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.887](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.887) · Pramāṇa