[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.c4.235 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.235 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.235 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.235](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.234](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.234) - [Next: v2.c4.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.236) - [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.c4.235](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.235) · Pramāṇa