[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.s5.42 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.42 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.42 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.42) Rajju in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes ‘rope.’ In the Atharvaveda³ the serpent is called the ‘toothed rope’ (rajju datvatī). - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.41) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.43) - [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.s5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.42) · Pramāṇa