Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.705

v2.c4.705

Prācīnāvīta¹ denotes the wearing of the sacred thread of the Āryan over the right shoulder and under the left arm, Prācīnāvītin² being the name for the man so wearing the thread. Tilak,³ however, thinks that these terms do not imply the wearing of a thread, but of a garment.