Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.479

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Abhīśu is a common Vedic word¹ denoting the ‘reins’ or ‘bridle’ of the chariot horses. The use of the plural is due to the fact that two or four horses, possibly five (daśābhīśu ‘ten-bridled’),² were yoked to the car.