[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.c4.705 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.705 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.705 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.705](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.705) Prācīnāvīta¹ denotes the wearing of the sacred thread of the Āryan over the right shoulder and under the left arm, Prācīnāvītin² being the name for the man so wearing the thread. Tilak,³ however, thinks that these terms do not imply the wearing of a thread, but of a garment. - [Previous: v2.c4.704](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.704) - [Next: v2.c4.706](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.706) - [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.c4.705](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.705) · Pramāṇa