@a1 = (1, 2, 3); @a2 = ...; @a3 = ...; @a4 = ...; $some_hash{$some_key} = [ \@a1, \@a2, \@a3, \@a4 ]; print "First array, 2nd value: "; print $some_hash{$some_key}->[0]->[1]; # 2