[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.c4.401 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.401 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.401 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.401](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.401) Pautra (‘descended from a son’) is the regular term for a ‘grandson’ from the Atharvaveda¹ onwards.² When it is used beside Naptr,³ the latter word must denote ‘great-grandson.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.400](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.400) - [Next: v2.c4.402](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.402) - [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.c4.401](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.401) · Pramāṇa