Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.165

v1.c3.165

Aṅgārāvakṣayaṇa.—A word of doubtful meaning found in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad.¹ It is rendered ‘tongs’ by Max Müller and Böhtlingk in their translations. The St. Petersburg Dictionary explains it as ‘a vessel in which coals are extinguished,’ and Monier-Williams as ‘an instrument for extinguishing coals.’ The smaller St. Petersburg Dictionary renders the word ‘coal-shovel or tongs.’ Cf. Ulmukāvakṣayaṇa.