[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.s9.58 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.58 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.58 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.58) Sakhi, ‘friend,’ is common from the Rigveda¹ onwards,² both literally and metaphorically. - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.57) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.59) - [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.s9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.58) · Pramāṇa