[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.s17.372 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.372 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.372 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.372](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.372) Tūṇava denotes the later Saṃhitās¹ and the Brāhmaṇas² a musical instrument of wood, probably the ‘flute.’ A ‘flute-blower’ is enumerated among the victims of the Puruṣamedha, or ‘human sacrifice.’³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.371) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.373](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.373) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.372](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.372) · Pramāṇa