Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.1013
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.1013
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v1.c3.s11.1013
1. Kruñc,¹ Kruñca,² Krauñca,³ are variant forms denoting the ‘curlew’ or ‘snipe.’ To it is attributed in the Yajurveda¹ the faculty, later assigned to the Hamsa, of extracting milk from water when the two fluids are mixed.⁴