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Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.6

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.6

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v1.c3.6

Akra.—In several passages of the Rigveda¹ this word means, according to Geldner,² ‘horse.’ Roth³ suggests that ‘riding horse’ is the precise sense. *Cf.* Aśva.