[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.s5.161 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.161 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.161 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.161) Raśanā means generally ‘cord’ or ‘rope.’ In the Rigveda the word ofter refers to various fastenings of a horse. In one passage¹ the expression \*śīrṣaṇyā raśanā\*, ‘head rope,’ perhaps means not so much ‘reins’ as ‘headstall.’ In others² the sense of ‘traces’ seems certain, though sometimes³ ‘reins’ or ‘traces’ may equally well be intended. Elsewhere the more general sense of ‘rope’ for stening is meant.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.160) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.162) - [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.s5.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.161) · Pramāṇa