[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.s1.3 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s1.3 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s1.3 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s1.3) Pharvara, a word occurring only once in the Rigveda,¹ cannot be interpreted with certainty. It may mean a ‘field in bloom.’² Sāyaṇa³ explains it as ‘filler,’ and Grassmann as perhaps a ‘sower.’⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s1.2) - [Next: v2.c4.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s1.4) - [Up: v2.c4.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s1.3) · Pramāṇa