[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.s8.184 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.184 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.184 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.184) 1. Śara in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes a kind of ‘reed’ (Saccharum Sara). Its use for arrow shafts,³ and its brittleness,⁴ are expressly referred to in the Atharvaveda. Cf. Śarya. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.183) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.185) - [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.s8.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.184) · Pramāṇa