[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.s16.139 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.139 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.139 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.139) Jarāyu is found once in the Atharvaveda¹ in the sense of a ‘serpent’s skin.’ Usually² it denotes the outer covering (chorion) of the embryo, as opposed to the ulva, the inner covering (amnion). - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.138) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.140) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.1.27.1) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.139) · Pramāṇa