[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.s4.299 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.299 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.299 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.298) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.300](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.300) - [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.s4.299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.299) · Pramāṇa