[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.s8.385 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.385 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.385 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.385) Śākhā in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes the ‘branch’ of a tree. Vayā is more often used in this sense in the Rigveda. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.384) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.386) - [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.s8.385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.385) · Pramāṇa