Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.334

v1.c3.s4.334

Uṣṭi, Uṣṭra.—Both of these words, of which the former is quite rare,¹ must have the same sense. Roth² and Aufrecht³ hold that in the Rigveda⁴ and the Brāhmaṇas⁵ the sense is ‘humped bull’ or ‘buffalo,’ but the former thinks that in the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā⁶ the sense is doubtful, and ‘camel’ may be meant. Hopkins⁷ is decidedly of opinion that the sense in every case is ‘camel.’ The animal was used as a beast of burden yoked in fours.⁸