Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.960
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.960
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v1.c3.s21.960
Pitva¹ or Pidva² is the name of an animal included in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās. According to the commentator on the Taittirīya Saṃhitā¹ it means ‘lion.’ But it may be identical with Petva.