[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.s7.1441 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.1441 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.1441 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.1441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1441) Vrāta is found in several passages of the Rigveda¹ and later² in the sense of ‘troop.’ In one passage of the Rigveda³ the troops of the Maruts are referred to by three different terms—śardha, vrāta, and gaṇa. From this fact Zimmer⁴ has deduced that a Vedic host fought according to clan (Viś), village (Grāma), and family, but this conclusion is hardly warranted, there being nothing to show that there is any intention to present a distinct series of divisions. It is not probable that the word ever has the technical sense of ‘guild,’ as Roth⁵ thinks. Cf. Vrātapati. - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.1440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1440) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.1442](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1442) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1441) · Pramāṇa