[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.c4.387 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.387 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.387 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.387](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.387) Pauñji-ṣṭha is the form in the Atharvaveda,¹ the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,² and the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa,³ of the word Puñjiṣṭha, denoting ‘fisherman.’ It is probably a caste name, ‘son of a Puñjiṣṭha,’ as the designation of a functional caste. - [Previous: v2.c4.386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.386) - [Next: v2.c4.388](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.388) - [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.c4.387](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.387) · Pramāṇa