[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.s21.721 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.721 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.721 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.721](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.721) Pāṅktra is the name of an animal mentioned in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha, or ‘horse-sacrifice,’ in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ The ‘field-rat’ seems to be meant. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.720](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.720) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.722](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.722) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.721](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.721) · Pramāṇa