Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.162

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⁵ Rv. i. 88, 5; 121, 11; Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, i. 9, 4. *Cf.* Zimmer, *Altindisches Leben*, 81, 82; Hopkins, *Journal of the American Oriental Society*, 17, 67, who points out that, even in the Rigveda, its use is predominantly metaphorical, x. 28, 4, and x. 86, 4, being the only clear instances of the real sense, and of these x. 86, 4, is doubtful. See also Geldner, *Vedische Studien*, 3, 66 et seq.