sort of insect (“cochineal, a red beetle”, Böhtlingk), observed to come out of the ground after rain Thag.13; Vin.iii.42; Ja.iv.258; Ja.v.168; Dhp-a.i.20 Brethren p. 18, n.

inda + gopaka, cp. Vedic indragopā having Indra as protector