[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.s8.226 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.226 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.226 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.226) Grīvā, in the plural, denotes cervical vertebræ, the number seven being given by the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,¹⁹ but usually²⁰ the word simply means windpipe, or, more accurately, the cartilaginous rings under the skin. Jatru, also in the plural, denotes the cervical cartilages,²¹ or possibly the costal cartilages, which are certainly so called in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,²² where their number is given as eight. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.225) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.227) - [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.s8.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.226) · Pramāṇa