Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.401
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.401
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v2.c4.s5.401
Ropaṇākā is the name of a bird mentioned in the Rigveda¹ and the Atharvaveda.² The ‘thrush’ seems to be meant;³ but Keśava, the commentator on the Kauśika Sūtra,⁴ is inclined to understand the word to mean a sort of wood.