[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.s9.191 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.191 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.191 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.191) Sa-patnī occurs in the Rigveda in the sense of ‘co-wife;’¹ in the first and the last Maṇḍalas it means co-wife as a ‘rival.’² In post-Vedic Sanskrit the word becomes a synonym for ‘rival.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.190) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.192) - [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.s9.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.191) · Pramāṇa