[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.s5.87 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.87 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.87 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.87) The normal number of horses seems to have been two, but three or four¹⁶ were often used. It is uncertain whether, in these cases, the extra horse was attached in front or at the side; possibly both modes were in use. Even five steeds could be employed.¹⁷ Horses were normally used for chariots, but the ass (gardabha)¹⁸ or mule (aśvatari)¹⁹ are also mentioned. The ox was employed for drawing carts, and in fact derived its name, Anaḍvāh, from this use. Sometimes a poor man had to be content with a single steed, which then ran between two shafts.²⁰ - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.86) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.88) - [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.s5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.87) · Pramāṇa