[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.s5.134 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.134 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.134 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.134) Rathākṣa in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās¹ denotes the ‘axle of the chariot.’ Its length is given by the scholiast on the Kātyāyana Śrauta Sūtra² as 104 Aṅgulas (‘finger-breadths’), which agrees with the statement in the Āpastamba Śulba Sūtra.³ See Ratha. - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.133) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.135) - [Up: v2.c4.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.134) · Pramāṇa