Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.226

v2.c4.s8.226

Grīvā, in the plural, denotes cervical vertebræ, the number seven being given by the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,¹⁹ but usually²⁰ the word simply means windpipe, or, more accurately, the cartilaginous rings under the skin. Jatru, also in the plural, denotes the cervical cartilages,²¹ or possibly the costal cartilages, which are certainly so called in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,²² where their number is given as eight.