[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.s7.1385 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.1385 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.1385 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.1385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1385) Vyāghra, ‘tiger,’ is never found in the Rigveda, but frequently occurs in the Atharvaveda,¹ as well as the lion. This fact is legitimately regarded as an indication that the Atharvaveda belongs to a period when the Vedic Indian had approached and entered the territory of Bengal. Later,² also, mention of the tiger is quite common. The Taittirīya Saṃhitā³ preserves a reference to the danger of waking a sleeping tiger. The destructive character of the animal is often alluded to,⁴ the man-eater (\*puruṣād\*)⁵ being also mentioned. Like the lion, the tiger passes as a symbol of strength.⁶ This idea is illustrated by the fact that the king at the Rājasūya (‘royal consecration’) steps⁷ on a tiger’s skin to win himself the strength of the animal. \*Cf.\* also Śārdūla, Petva. - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.1384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1384) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.1386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1386) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.1385) · Pramāṇa