[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.s7.149 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.149 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.149 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.149) Varatrā in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes a ‘thong’ or ‘strap.’ It was used to fasten the oxen to the yoke,³ or perhaps to fasten the yoke to the pole.⁴ Or, again, it denotes⁵ the strap which was used in drawing up water from the well (Avata). - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.148) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.150) - [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.s7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.149) · Pramāṇa