[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.c4.810 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.810 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.810 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.810](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.810) Preṣya (‘to be sent’ on an errand) denotes a menial servant or slave, being applied in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa¹ to the Śūdra. In the Atharvaveda² the adjective praisya, ‘menial,’ occurs. - [Previous: v2.c4.809](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.809) - [Next: v2.c4.811](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.811) - [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.c4.810](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.810) · Pramāṇa