Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.208

v1.c3.s11.208

Kaśikā is the name of an animal mentioned once in the Rigveda,¹ and interpreted as ‘weasel’ by the commentator Sāyaṇa. Fick² suggests that the meaning is ‘pole-cat.’ Geldner³ takes it as ‘female ichneumon.’