[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.s10.85 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.85 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.85 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s10.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.85) Hasrā (‘laughing woman’) in the Rigveda¹ denotes a courtesan according to Pischel.² - [Previous: v2.c4.s10.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.84) - [Next: v2.c4.s10.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.86) - [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.s10.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.85) · Pramāṇa