[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.c4.763 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.763 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.763 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.763](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.763) Prāyaś-citta¹ or Prāyaś-citti² denotes a ‘penance’ or ‘expiation,’ both words occurring frequently in the later Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas. The penances are prescribed for every conceivable sort of ritual, social or moral; a complete list of them is included in the Sāmavidhāna Brāhmaṇa.³ - [Previous: v2.c4.762](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.762) - [Next: v2.c4.764](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.764) - [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.c4.763](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.763) · Pramāṇa