[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.s8.802 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.802 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.802 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.802](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.802) Śyāma (‘swarthy’) with Ayas (‘metal’) in all probability denotes ‘iron’ in the Atharvaveda.¹ Śyāma alone has the same sense in the Atharvaveda² and later.³ - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.801](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.801) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.803](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.803) - [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.s8.802](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.802) · Pramāṇa