Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.1047
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.1047
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v2.c4.s4.1047
Yātu-dhāna in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes a ‘sorcerer,’ ‘wizard,’ or ‘magician.’ The sense of the Rigveda³ is clearly unfavourable to sorcery. The feminine, Yātudhānī, is also found in the Rigveda and later.⁴