Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.256
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.256
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v2.c4.s3.256
Bhr̥ṅgā is the name of a species of bee, later specified as large and black, in the Atharvaveda¹ and the Yajurveda Saṃhitās,² which include it in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’).