[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.c4.672 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.672 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.672 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.672](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.672) Pra-stotṛ is the name of an assistant of the Udgātṛ priest who sings the Prastāva,¹ or prelude of the Sāman chant. His not being mentioned by name in the Rigveda is merely an accident, for he is clearly referred to in one passage,² and in the later literature³ he is a frequent figure. Ludwig⁴ erroneously thinks that Praśāstṛ is the earlier name of the Prastotṛ. - [Previous: v2.c4.671](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.671) - [Next: v2.c4.673](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.673) - [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.c4.672](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.672) · Pramāṇa