[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.c4.859 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.859 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.859 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.859](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.859) 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. - [Previous: v2.c4.858](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.858) - [Next: v2.c4.860](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.860) - [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.c4.859](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.859) · Pramāṇa