Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.859
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.859
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Pluṣi is the name of some noxious insect in the Rigveda.¹ It is also included in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitā,² and is mentioned in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad.³ Possibly a species of ant may be meant.