[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.s8.25 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.25 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.25 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.24) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.26) - [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.s8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.25) · Pramāṇa