[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.s21.902 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.902 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.902 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.902](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.902) We learn very little from the texts of the position of grandparents. No doubt they were entitled to marks of respect similar to those shown to parents,⁷ as the epic expressly testifies. A grandfather might easily be the head of the family, or be living with his eldest son, after he ceased to be able to control the family. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.901](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.901) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.903](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.903) - [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.s21.902](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.902) · Pramāṇa