Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.25

v2.c4.s8.25

Śakuna, ‘bird,’ is mentioned frequently in the Rigveda¹ and later.² It usually denotes a large bird,³ or a bird which gives omens.⁴ Zimmer⁵ compares κύκνος, which also is a bird of omen.