[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.c3.388 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.388 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.388 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.388](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.388) Anya-vāpa (‘sowing for others’).—The cuckoo is so called¹ from its habit of depositing its eggs in the nests of other birds. - [Previous: v1.c3.387](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.387) - [Next: v1.c3.389](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.389) - [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.c3.388](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.388) · Pramāṇa