Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.612

v1.c3.s11.612

Kulmāṣa, a word mentioned by the Chāndogya Upaniṣad¹ in the plural, is interpreted by the commentator as ‘bad beans’ (*kutsitā māṣāḥ*), a version adopted by Böhtlingk in his Dictionary.² Little³ renders it ‘sour gruel’ in accordance with the Nirukta.⁴