[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.s8.166 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.166 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.166 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.166) Śamyā denotes in the Rigveda¹ and later² a ‘peg,’ more particularly one on the millstone;³ and on the yoke,⁴ where it seems to mean the pin of wood attached to either end so as to keep the yoke in place on the ox’s neck.⁵ The Śamyā was also used as a measure of length.⁶ - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.165) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.167) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.166) · Pramāṇa