[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.s6.141 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.141 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.141 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.141) Rṣṭi is a term frequently employed in the Rigveda¹ to designate a weapon held in the hands of the Maruts, and doubtless meant to indicate lightning. That it denotes a spear in mortal warfare, as Zimmer² thinks, is not shown by a single passage.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.140) - [Next: v1.c3.s6.142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.142) - [Up: v1.c3.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.141) · Pramāṇa