[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.c4.230 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.230 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.230 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.230) Pṛkṣa-yāma occurs once in the plural in the Rigveda.¹ Roth² suggests the sense of ‘faring with swift steeds,’ and thinks a proper name is meant. Pischel³ holds that the word is an epithet of the Pajras, and that it means ‘performing splendid sacrifices.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.229) - [Next: v2.c4.231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.231) - [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.c4.230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.230) · Pramāṇa