Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.314

v2.c4.s4.314

Mala in one passage of the Rigveda¹ is used of the garments of the Munis. The St. Petersburg Dictionary takes it to mean a ‘leathern garment,’² but Ludwig and Zimmer³ think it means only ‘soiled’ raiment, which, of course, suits the ordinary sense of the word (‘dirt’) in the Atharvaveda,⁴ and the character of the long-haired (*keśin*) hermit (Muni). *Cf.* Malaga.