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'''''{{IAST|Dadhi-krā}}''''' is the name of a divine [[ashva|horse]] or [[bird]], personification of the morning [[Surya|Sun]], which is addressed in the [[Rigveda]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Rigveda|pages = hymns RV 4.38–40, RV 7.44, RV 3.20, RV 10.101}}</ref><br />
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He is invoked in the morning along with [[Agni]], [[Ushas]] and the [[Asvins]]. Although the etymological origin is not certain, it has been suggested that the name is derived from ''dadhi'' meaning thickened milk and ''kri'' meaning to scatter. This scattering could attributed to the effect of the morning sun on [[dew]] or [[hoar frost]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Vedic Mythology | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. | author=Macdonell, Arthur Anthony | year=1898 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/vedicmythology00macd/page/148 148] | isbn=9788120811133 | url=https://archive.org/details/vedicmythology00macd/page/148 | url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=The Golden Book of Rigveda | publisher=Lotus Press | author=Kulasrestha, Mahendra | year=2006 | pages=99 | isbn=9788183820103}}</ref><br />
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