Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.48
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.48
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v2.c4.s8.48
Śakṛt,¹ Śakan,² denotes ‘dung’ in the Rigveda and later. It is clear that the value of manure was early appreciated (see Karīṣa). For the use of the smoke of dung or of a dung fire for prognosticating the weather, see Śakadhūma.