Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.54

v1.c3.s11.54

Kaṅka-parvan (‘heron-jointed’?), a term occurring once in the Atharvaveda,¹ is applied to a snake, meaning perhaps ‘scorpion.’ As the Paippalāda recension has a different reading (aṅga-parvaṇaḥ), the passage may be corrupt.