Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.123

v2.c4.s8.123

Śapatha in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes a ‘curse,’ not an ‘oath,’ as a judicial process. But that an oath of such a kind was possible as it was later,² is shown by at least one passage of the Rigveda,³ where the speaker, possibly Vasiṣṭha, imprecates death on himself if he is a wizard, and death on his foes if he is not.