Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.99
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.99
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v2.c4.s4.99
Madgu, ‘diver’ (from the root majj,¹ ‘dive’), is the name of some aquatic bird which is included in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās,² and is occasionally mentioned elsewhere.³