[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.s20.368 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.368 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.368 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.368) Nākra is the name of an aquatic animal included among the victims at the Aśvamedha, or ‘horse sacrifice,’ in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ Perhaps the animal meant is the crocodile, which later is called Nakra.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.367) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.369](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.369) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.368) · Pramāṇa