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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.730

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.730

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### [v1.c3.s20.730](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.730)

Ny-ocanī is found in the marriage hymn of the Rigveda (x. 85, 6), where some kind of ornament worn by women seems to be meant. The commentator Sāyaṇa interprets it as ‘female slave.’

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.10.85.6) — Sanskrit

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