Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.4

v2.c4.s5.4

Raghat occurs once in the plural in the Atharvaveda,¹ where the Paippalāda recension reads vaghaṭaḥ. Roth² once conjectured raghavaḥ, ‘swift,’ as the correct reading. Bloomfield,³ who in his translation explains the word as ‘falcons,’ in his notes inclines to think Roth’s conjecture likely. Ludwig⁴ suggests ‘bees’ as the meaning. Possibly some kind of bird may be intended.⁵