Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.235
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.235
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v2.c4.s2.235
Bainda is the name of one of the victims at the Puruṣamedha (‘human sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda.¹ According to the commentator Mahīdhara, the word denotes a Niṣāda, but according to Sāyaṇa a catcher of fish. See Mṛgayu.