Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.18
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.18
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v2.c4.s10.18
Hariṇa in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes a ‘gazelle.’ It is at once a type of speed³ and terror.⁴ Its horns are used as amulets.⁵ It is fond of eating barley (Yava).⁶ In the Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā⁷ it is said to kill vipers (Svaja). Cf. Kuluṅga, Nyaṅku. The feminine is Hariṇī.⁸