Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.397

v1.c3.s11.397

Kim-puruṣa, lit. ‘what sort of man,’ appears in the Brāhmaṇas¹ to designate the ‘ape,’ which is a mimic man. Possibly the same sense should be seen in the passage of the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,² where it occurs, and where Roth³ assumes it to refer to a contemptible man. Max Müller⁴ renders it ‘savage.’