[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.s4.99 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.99 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.99 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.98) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.100) - [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.s4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.99) · Pramāṇa