Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.1033
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.1033
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v1.c3.s11.1033
Kroṣṭṛ (lit. ‘howler’), the ‘jackal,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ as by nature cowardly compared with the wild boar (Varāha). In the Atharvaveda² it is spoken of as devouring corpses. The word also occurs in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,³ where the commentator glosses it with Sṛgāla, another name of the jackal. See also Lopāśa.