Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.109

v1.c3.s4.109

Udra is the name of an animal occurring only in the list of sacrificial victims at the Aśvamedha given in the Saṃhitās of the Yajurveda.¹ According to Mahīdhara² it was a crab; but as the commentary on the Taittirīya Saṃhitā³ calls it a water-cat, there can be no doubt that it was an otter.