[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.s21.960 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.960 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.960 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.960](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.959](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.959) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.961](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.961) - [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.s21.960](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.960) · Pramāṇa