[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.s4.334 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.334 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.334 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.334](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.334) Uṣṭi, Uṣṭra.—Both of these words, of which the former is quite rare,¹ must have the same sense. Roth² and Aufrecht³ hold that in the Rigveda⁴ and the Brāhmaṇas⁵ the sense is ‘humped bull’ or ‘buffalo,’ but the former thinks that in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā⁶ the sense is doubtful, and ‘camel’ may be meant. Hopkins⁷ is decidedly of opinion that the sense in every case is ‘camel.’ The animal was used as a beast of burden yoked in fours.⁸ - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.333](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.333) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.335](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.335) - [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.s4.334](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.334) · Pramāṇa