[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.s16.176 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.176 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.176 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.176) Jahakā, the ‘polecat,’ is mentioned as a victim at the Aśvamedha, or horse sacrifice, in the Yajurveda.¹ Sāyaṇa² thinks it means a jackal living in holes (vila-vāsī kroṣṭā). - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.175) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.177) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (1) - [Taittirīyasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*taittiriya.5.5.18.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.176) · Pramāṇa