[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s11.3 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.3 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.3) Kakara occurs in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās¹ as the name of a victim at the horse sacrifice (Aśvamedha). It probably denotes some ‘sort of bird,’ as rendered by the commentator Mahīdhara.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.2) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.4) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (2) - [Kṛṣṇayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*maitrayani.3.14.1) — Sanskrit - [Śuklayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi.20.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.3) · Pramāṇa