Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.299
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.299
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v2.c4.s4.299
Markaṭa, ‘ape,’ is enumerated in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ It is classified in the same Saṃhitās² with man and the elephant as ‘taking hold by the hand’ (hastādāna) instead of ‘taking hold by the mouth’ (mukhādāna). The animal is mentioned several times elsewhere also.³ Cf. Puruṣa Hastin, Mayu.