[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.s20.623 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.623 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.623 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.623](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.623) Nīlaṅgu is the name of a species of ‘worm’ in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās¹ in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha, or ‘horse sacrifice.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.622](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.622) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.624](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.624) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (3) - [Taittirīyasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*taittiriya.5.5.11.1) — Sanskrit - [Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*maitrayani.3.14.11) — Sanskrit - [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi.24.30) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.623](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.623) · Pramāṇa