Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.88
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.88
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v1.c3.s6.88
Rṣya.—This is the correct¹ spelling of a word that occurs in the Rigveda² and the later literature³ meaning ‘stag,’ the feminine being Rohit.⁴ Apparently deer were caught in pits (ṛśya-da).⁵ The procreative power of the stag (ārśya vṛṣnya) was celebrated.⁶