[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.s10.18 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.18 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.18 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.17) - [Next: v2.c4.s10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.19) - [Up: v2.c4.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s10.18) · Pramāṇa