[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.s6.8 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.8 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.8) Ṛkṣākā is a word occurring once in an obscure passage of the Atharvaveda.¹ The sense is quite unknown. Weber² thinks it refers to the ‘milky way,’ but his view rests on no evidence. Whitney³ despairs of the passage. - [Previous: v1.c3.s6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.7) - [Next: v1.c3.s6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.9) - [Up: v1.c3.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.8) · Pramāṇa