[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.s8.231 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.231 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.231 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.231) Bhamsas, which occurs thrice in the Atharvaveda,²³ seems to denote the pubic bone or arch rather than the ‘buttocks’ or ‘fundament,’ as Whitney²⁴ takes it. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.230) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.232](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.232) - [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.s8.231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.231) · Pramāṇa