Draft:Gomrga

The Gomṛga (Sanskrit : गोमृग, Prounounced : Gomriga) is a sanskrit word for Gayal or the species Bos Frontalis, also known as Drung Ox or Mithun.

The subject of the article is to describe the word Gomṛga in Sanskrit and mention rituals related to the animal and Vedic Religion.

Mention of the animal can be found in many medieval rituals of the Indo-Aryans. Sacrifice of the animal was observed in the Ashwamedha Yajna.

The word Gomṛga (गोमृग) is composed of two independent Sanskrit Words, Go(गो) and Mṛga(मृग). Go(गो) means cow, whereas Mṛga(मृग) means dear in Sanskrit.

This tells us that the word might have been derived from the appearance of animal as its body is like a cow(or bull) and horns are like a specie of dear.