Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.520

v1.c3.s17.520

Tri-kakud¹ or Tri-kakubh,² ‘having three peaks,’ occurs in the Atharvaveda and later as the name of a mountain in the Himālaya, the modern Trikota. From it came the salve (Āñjana),³ which tradition made out to be derived from Vṛtra’s eye.⁴