[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s4.261 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.261 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.261 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.261) Mayūra, ‘peacock,’ occurs in the Rigveda in the compounds describing Indra’s horses, \*mayūra-roman\*,¹ ‘with hair like peacocks’ feathers,’ and \*mayūra-śepya\*,² ‘with tails like those of peacocks.’ The peacock also appears in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.³ The pea-hen, Mayūrī, is mentioned in the Rigveda⁴ and the Atharvaveda,⁵ in both cases with reference to the bird’s efficacy against poison, a curious superstition to be compared with the modern dislike of peacocks’ feathers. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.260) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.262) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.261) · Pramāṇa