The Nature of Sacrificial Animals
Nirukta of Yaska · 3 · Verse 5
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Sanskrit Original
द्विपाच्च पशोर्नाम पशुः प्रजापतिः एकपाद्वा इति ह स्माह शाकपूणिः
dvipad ca paśor nāma paśuḥ prajāpatiḥ ekapād vā iti ha smāha śākapūṇiḥ
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The word for a two-footed sacrificial being is paśu. Prajāpati is either two-footed or one-footed, says Śākapūṇi.