Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.230

v2.c4.230

Pṛkṣa-yāma occurs once in the plural in the Rigveda.¹ Roth² suggests the sense of ‘faring with swift steeds,’ and thinks a proper name is meant. Pischel³ holds that the word is an epithet of the Pajras, and that it means ‘performing splendid sacrifices.’