[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) › v1.c3.174 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.174 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.174 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.174) \*\*Aja, Ajā.\*\*—This is the ordinary name for goat in the Rigveda¹ and the later literature. The goat is also called Basta, Chāga, Chagala. Goats and sheep (\*ajāvayaḥ\*) are very frequently mentioned together.² The female goat is spoken of as producing two or three kids,³ and goat's milk is well known.⁴ The goat as representative of Pūṣan plays an important part in the ritual of burial.⁵ The occupation of a goatherd (\*ajapāla\*) was a recognized one, being distinguished from that of a cowherd and of a shepherd.⁶ - [Previous: v1.c3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.173) - [Next: v1.c3.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.175) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.174) · Pramāṇa