[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.s4.300 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.300 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.300 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.300](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.300) Ulūka is the ordinary word for ‘owl’ from the Rigveda¹ onwards. The bird was noted for its cry,² and was deemed the harbinger of ill-fortune (nairṛta).³ Owls were offered at the horse sacrifice to the forest trees,⁴ no doubt because they roosted there. - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.299) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.301](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.301) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.300](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.300) · Pramāṇa