[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.c3.211 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.211 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.211 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.211](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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). - [Previous: v1.c3.210](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.210) - [Next: v1.c3.212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.212) - [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.c3.211](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.211) · Pramāṇa