[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.s4.964 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.964 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.964 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.964](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.964) Yajñopavīta denotes the ‘wearing of the Brahminical thread over the left shoulder at the sacrifice,’ and is mentioned as early as the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.¹ Tilak,² however, urges that it was not originally a thread that was worn, but a garment of cloth (Vāsas) or of deerskin (Ajina). This seems quite probable. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.963](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.963) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.965](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.965) - [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.s4.964](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.964) · Pramāṇa