[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.s4.131 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.131 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.131 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.131) Upa-dhi occurs once each in the Rigveda¹ and the Atharvaveda,² in conjunction with Pradhi, denoting part of the wheel of a chariot. It is impossible to decide exactly what part is meant. Roth,³ Zimmer⁴ and Bloomfield,⁵ agree in thinking that the word denotes the spokes collectively. Whitney,⁶ considering this improbable, prefers to see in it the designation of a solid wheel, Pradhi being presumably the rim and Upadhi the rest. Other possibilities⁷ are that the Upadhi is a rim beneath the felly, or the felly itself as compared with the tire (ordinarily Pavi). - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.130) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.132) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.131) · Pramāṇa