Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.371
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.371
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v1.c3.s16.371
Jyeṣṭha-ghnī, ‘slaying the eldest,’ is the name of a Nakṣatra, or lunar mansion, usually called Jyeṣṭhā, in the Atharvaveda¹ and the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.² It is Antares or Cor Scipionis.
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- Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit