Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.726
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.726
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v1.c3.s20.726
Nyaṅku is the name of an animal in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha, or ‘horse sacrifice,’ in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ It seems clear that a kind a ‘gazelle’ is meant, but the commentary on the Taittirīya Saṃhitā¹ suggests ‘bear’ (ṛkṣa) as a variant rendering.
Linked texts (6)
- Taittirīyasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Nidānasūtra — Patañjali (grammarian), Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Vājasaneyisaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedaprātiśākhya — Śaunaka, Sanskrit
- Chandas