[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.s10.88 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.88 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.88 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s10.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.88) Hāyana denotes a ‘year,’ usually in compounds.¹ In the Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā² and the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa³ the term appears as a designation of a species of red rice. As an adjective in the sense of ‘lasting a year’ or ‘recurring every year,’ it is applied to fever in the Atharvaveda.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s10.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.87) - [Next: v2.c4.s10.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.89) - [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.s10.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.88) · Pramāṇa