[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.s21.968 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.968 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.968 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.968](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.968) Pipīlikā in the Atharvaveda¹ and later² denotes an ‘ant,’ the form of the word referring doubtless not so much to the small species of ant, as it is taken in the later lexicons,³ but rather to the insect’s tiny size, which would naturally be expressed by a diminutive formation of the name. The form Pipīlaka⁴ is found in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.967](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.967) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.969](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.969) - [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.s21.968](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.968) · Pramāṇa