Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.371
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.371
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v1.c3.s20.371
Nāga appears once in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa¹ in the form mahānāga, where ‘great snake’ or ‘great elephant’ may be meant. In the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad,² and in a citation found in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa³ the sense of ‘elephant’ is clearly intended. In the Sūtras⁴ the mythic Nāga already occurs.