[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.s11.883 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.883 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.883 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.883](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.883) 3. Kośa.—The exact sense of this word in Kośa-kārī, the designation of a female victim at the Puruṣamedha, or human sacrifice,¹ is uncertain. It may be ‘sheath.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.882](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.882) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.884](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.884) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.883](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.883) · Pramāṇa