[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.s16.172 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.172 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.172 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.172) Jaṣa is the name of some aquatic animal or fish in the Atharvaveda¹ and the Taittirīya Saṃhitā.² The commentary on the latter text explains it by makara, probably meaning ‘dolphin.’ The word also occurs in the Gopatha Brāhmaṇa.³ Cf. Jhaṣa. - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.171) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.173) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (3) - [Taittirīyasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*taittiriya.5.5.13.1) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.11.2.25) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Gopathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.2.5) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.172) · Pramāṇa