[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.s12.458 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.458 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.458 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.458](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.458) Gaura, a species of ox (\*Bos gaurus\*), is frequently mentioned with the Gavaya from the Rigveda¹ onwards.² As the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā³ expressly mentions wild (\*āraṇya\*) Gauras, they must usually have been tame. The female, Gaurī, is also often referred to.⁴ The compound term Gaura-mṛga (‘the Gaura wild beast’) is sometimes met with.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.457](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.457) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.459](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.459) - [Up: v1.c3.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.458](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.458) · Pramāṇa