[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.s4.2 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.2 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.2 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.2) Makara is the name of an animal, probably the ‘crocodile,’¹ which is included in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.² - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.3) - [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.s4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.2) · Pramāṇa