Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.914
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.914
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v2.c4.s4.914
Maināla occurs in the list of victims at the Puruṣamedha (‘human sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda.¹ It seems clearly to mean ‘fisherman’ from Mīna, ‘fish,’ as Sāyaṇa² and Mahīdhara³ explain it.