[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.c3.661 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.661 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.661 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.661) Avakā is an aquatic plant (Blyxa octandra) frequently referred to in the Atharvaveda as well as in the later Saṃhitās² and Brāhmaṇas.³ The Gandharvas are said to eat it.⁴ Its later name is śaivala, and it is identical with the Śīpāla. - [Previous: v1.c3.660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.660) - [Next: v1.c3.662](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.662) - [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.c3.661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.661) · Pramāṇa