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

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

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### [v1.c3.s17.520](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit

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