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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.361

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.361

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### [v2.c4.361](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.361)

Painga-rāja is the name of one of the victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ That a bird is meant is certain, but what particular kind is quite unknown.

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