[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.s3.1 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s3.1 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s3.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s3.1) Īṣā denotes the ‘pole of a chariot.’ Normally the chariot had one pole (ekeṣaḥ),¹ but sometimes two poles are referred to.² The word is often³ compounded with Yuga, ‘yoke,’ into which it was fastened (see Kha), and tied with ropes.⁴ Exactly how it was attached to the chariot we do not know.⁵ See also Ratha. - [Previous: v1.c3.s2.128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s2.128) - [Next: v1.c3.s3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s3.2) - [Up: v1.c3.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s3) ## Linked texts (4) - [Kātyāyanaśrautasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.srauta.katyayana.7.9.14) — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.1.119.5) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.8.8.23) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.1.1.2.12) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s3.1) · Pramāṇa