[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.s8.48 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.48 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.48 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.48) Śakṛt,¹ Śakan,² denotes ‘dung’ in the Rigveda and later. It is clear that the value of manure was early appreciated (see Karīṣa). For the use of the smoke of dung or of a dung fire for prognosticating the weather, see Śakadhūma. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.47) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.49) - [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.s8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.48) · Pramāṇa