[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.s4.314 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.314 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.314 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.314) Mala in one passage of the Rigveda¹ is used of the garments of the Munis. The St. Petersburg Dictionary takes it to mean a ‘leathern garment,’² but Ludwig and Zimmer³ think it means only ‘soiled’ raiment, which, of course, suits the ordinary sense of the word (‘dirt’) in the Atharvaveda,⁴ and the character of the long-haired (\*keśin\*) hermit (Muni). \*Cf.\* Malaga. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.313](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.313) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.315) - [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.s4.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.314) · Pramāṇa