Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.253
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.253
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v2.c4.s4.253
Mayu occurs in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ The commentator on the Taittirīya Saṃhitā¹ explains the word as meaning either an ‘ape’ (*kiṃpuruṣa*) or a ‘forest peacock’ (*āraṇya-mayūra*).