[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.s10.104 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.104 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.104 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s10.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.104) Hima, denoting ‘cold,’ ‘cold weather,’ is quite common in the Rigveda,¹ but less frequent later.² As ‘snow’ the word appears as a masculine in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa,³ and often later as a neuter.⁴ Cf. Hemanta. - [Previous: v2.c4.s10.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.103) - [Next: v2.c4.s10.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.105) - [Up: v2.c4.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.104) · Pramāṇa