Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.18

v1.c3.s11.18

Kakkaṭa denotes the ‘crab’ in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās,¹ being a Prākritized form of Karkaṭa, which is common in the later literature.² Roth,³ however, takes the word to mean a bird, and compares Kakara. See also Kakuṭha.