[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) › v2.c4.214 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.214 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.214 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.214) Pūr-pati, ‘lord of the fort,’ occurring only once in the Rigveda,¹ is of somewhat doubtful interpretation. The term may denote a regular office,² similar to that of the Grāmaṇī: the Pur would then be a permanently occupied settlement. The expression may, however, merely mean the chief over a fort when it was actually occupied against hostile attack. The rarity of the word seems to favour the latter sense. - [Previous: v2.c4.213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.213) - [Next: v2.c4.215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.215) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.214) · Pramāṇa