Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1113
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1113
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v1.c3.s21.1113
Purīkaya is the name of a water animal in the Atharvaveda,¹ being clearly a variant of the name that appears as Pulikaya in the Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā,² and as Kulipaya in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā,³ and as Kulikaya in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.⁴ What animal is meant is quite unknown.
Linked texts (4)
- Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Vājasaneyisaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit