[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.s4.267 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.267 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.267 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.267) Marīci in the plural denotes, according to Weber,¹ the ‘particles of light’ or ‘shining motes’ that fill the air, as opposed to rays of light (\*raśmi\*). This meaning adequately suits the passages in the early Vedic literature² where the word occurs; but the sense of ‘ray’ is quite clearly found in the Upaniṣads,³ as well as the older sense.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.266) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.268) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.267) · Pramāṇa