Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.235

v2.c4.235

Pṛt¹ and Pṛtanā² denote, in the Rigveda and later, ‘contest,’ whether in arms or in the chariot race. Pṛtanā has also the concrete sense of ‘army’ in some passages;³ in the Epic system⁴ it denotes a definite body of men, elephants, chariots, and horses. Pṛtanājya⁵ has only the sense of ‘combat.’