Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.639

v1.c3.s20.639

Nṛti in one passage of the Atharvaveda¹ seems to mean a bag of skin. But though the Paippalāda recension has the same text, it is clear that we must read Dṛti with Roth² and Whitney.³ Ludwig⁴ renders the word ‘dancer,’ which makes no sense in the context.