[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.c4.843 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.843 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.843 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.843) 2. Plava is the name of an aquatic bird mentioned in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ Perhaps the ‘pelican’ is meant. - [Previous: v2.c4.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.842) - [Next: v2.c4.844](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.844) - [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.c4.843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.843) · Pramāṇa