[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.s8.20 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.20 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.20 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.20) Śakā is the name of one of the victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās.¹ It is uncertain whether a kind of bird² or fly,³ or long-eared beast⁴ is intended. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.19) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.21) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.20) · Pramāṇa