Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.86
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.86
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v1.c3.s11.86
Kapaṇā, from its solitary occurrence in the Rigveda,¹ appears to mean a ‘worm’ that destroys the leaves of trees, and is so interpreted in the Nirukta.²
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- Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit