[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.s4.897 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.897 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.897 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.897) Meṣa denotes ‘ram’ in the Rigveda¹ and later,² while Meṣī means ‘sheep.’³ Both words are also used to denote the ‘wool’⁴ of the sheep, especially as employed for the Soma filter. A wild (\*āraṇya\*) ram is mentioned in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā.⁵ - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.896](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.896) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.898](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.898) - [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.s4.897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.897) · Pramāṇa