[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.s6.88 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.88 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.88 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.88) Rṣya.—This is the correct¹ spelling of a word that occurs in the Rigveda² and the later literature³ meaning ‘stag,’ the feminine being Rohit.⁴ Apparently deer were caught in pits (ṛśya-da).⁵ The procreative power of the stag (ārśya vṛṣnya) was celebrated.⁶ - [Previous: v1.c3.s6.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.87) - [Next: v1.c3.s6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.89) - [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.s6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.88) · Pramāṇa