[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.s5.4 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.4 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.4 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.4) Raghat occurs once in the plural in the Atharvaveda,¹ where the Paippalāda recension reads vaghaṭaḥ. Roth² once conjectured raghavaḥ, ‘swift,’ as the correct reading. Bloomfield,³ who in his translation explains the word as ‘falcons,’ in his notes inclines to think Roth’s conjecture likely. Ludwig⁴ suggests ‘bees’ as the meaning. Possibly some kind of bird may be intended.⁵ - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.3) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.5) - [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.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.4) · Pramāṇa