[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) › v2.c4.276 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.276 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.276 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.276) Prḍāku, the name of a ‘snake’ in the Atharvaveda,¹ is mentioned in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’), in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās,² and occasionally elsewhere.³ Its skin was specially valuable, according to the Atharvaveda.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.275) - [Next: v2.c4.277](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.277) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.276) · Pramāṇa