[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.s1.330 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.330 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.330 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.330](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.330) Ā-staraṇa denotes the coverlet of the settle (Āsandī) of the Vrātya.¹ A tiger’s skin serves as the coverlet of the king’s seat in the royal consecration (Rājasūya).² In the Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad³ the word used is Upastaraṇa. - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.329](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.329) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.331](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.331) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1) ## Linked texts (3) - [Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.kausitaki.1.5) — Sanskrit - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.8.5) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.15.3.7) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.330](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.330) · Pramāṇa