[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.165 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.165 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.165 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.164) - [Next: v1.c3.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.166) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.165) · Pramāṇa