[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.s9.1262 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1262 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1262 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.1262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1262) The Aitareya Āraṇyaka¹² and the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka¹³ recognize the three forms of the Rigveda text as \*pratṛṇṇa\*, \*nirbhuja\*, and \*ubhayam-antareṇa\*, denoting respectively the Saṃhitā, Pada, and Krama Pāṭhas of the Rigveda.¹⁴ The same authorities¹⁵ recognize the importance of the distinction of the cerebral and dental \*n\* and \*s\*, and refer¹⁶ to the Māṇḍūkeyas’ mode of recitation. They also discuss¹⁷ Sandhi, the euphonic ‘combination’ of letters. - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.1261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1261) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.1263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1263) - [Up: v2.c4.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1262) · Pramāṇa