[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.s4.285 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.285 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.285 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.285) 1. Marka is found in one passage of the Rigveda,¹ where Roth² sees in the expression sūro markaḥ the ‘eclipse of the sun.’ Sāyaṇa³ thinks the meaning is ‘purifying.’⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.284) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.286) - [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.s4.285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.285) · Pramāṇa