[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.s7.395 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.395 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.395 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.395](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.395) Vartikā, a ‘quail,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ as having been saved by the Aśvins from a wolf's jaws. It is also included in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurvedas.² - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.394](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.394) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.396) - [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.s7.395](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.395) · Pramāṇa