[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.s8.345 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.345 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.345 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.345) Śaśayu, ‘pursuing the hare,’ is the epithet of some animal (Mṛga) in the Atharvaveda.¹ Zimmer² thinks the tiger is meant, but this is not likely. Roth³ considers that a bird of prey is intended, while Whitney,⁴ following the commentator, renders the word by ‘lurking.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.344) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.346) - [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.s8.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.345) · Pramāṇa