Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.211

v1.c3.211

Ajina.—This word denotes generally the skin of an animal—e.g., a gazelle,¹ as well as that of a goat (Aja).² The use of skins as clothing is shown by the adjective ‘clothed in skins’ (ajina-vāsin) in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,³ and the furrier’s trade is mentioned in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā.⁴ The Maruts also wear deer-skins,⁵ and the wild ascetics (muni) of a late Rigveda hymn⁶ seem to be clad in skins (Mala).