[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.s6.3 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.3 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.3 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.3) Lakṣaṇa¹ or Lakṣman² denotes the ‘mark’ made on cattle by branding to distinguish ownership. According to the Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā,³ it was to be made under the Nakṣatra Revatī, clearly because of the property indicated in the name (‘wealthy’) of that Nakṣatra. See Aṣṭakarṇī. - [Previous: v2.c4.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.2) - [Next: v2.c4.s6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.4) - [Up: v2.c4.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.3) · Pramāṇa