Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.31
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.31
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v1.c3.s12.31
Khara, ‘ass,’ is mentioned in the Aitareya Āraṇyaka,¹ where a team of asses is alluded to. Probably the passages in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,² where the word is used to denote an earth mound on which the sacrificial vessels were placed, presuppose the sense of ‘ass,’ the mound being shaped in this form.³