Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.735

v1.c3.s21.735

Pāṇi-ghna, ‘hand-clapper,’ is enumerated among the list of victims at the Puruṣamedha (‘human sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda.¹ Presumably a man who drives away birds from the fields by making a noise is intended.