[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.c4.223 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.223 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.223 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.223](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.223) Pūrvāhṇa, ‘the earlier (part of the) day,’ ‘forenoon,’ is a common designation of time from the Rigveda¹ onwards.² Cf. Ahan. - [Previous: v2.c4.222](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.222) - [Next: v2.c4.224](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.224) - [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.c4.223](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.223) · Pramāṇa