A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.146

v2.c33.146

¹⁵³ Compare Su.Sū.21.17. Normal blood has the hue of the *indragopaka* (the synonym *surendragopa* is employed at Su.Sū.25.36). The small animal called thus is already known to the *Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad* (2.3.6). See on the meaning of *indragopa*: S. Lienhard (1978); S. Mahdihassan (1953); M. Roy (1978): 92–93. S. Mahdihassan identifies it as a tick or