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Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.142

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.142

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v2.c4.s2.142

Bidala-kārī, ‘female splitter of bamboos,’ is the name of one of the victims at the Puruṣamedha (‘human sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda.¹ Eggeling² renders the word as ‘basket-maker.’