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Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.352

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.352

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v2.c4.s5.352

Rukma in the Rigveda¹ denotes an ornament, probably of gold, usually worn on the breast. Being in several passages used of the sun, it probably had the form of a disk. In the Brāhmaṇas² it designates a gold plate. See also Rajata.