Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.561

v1.c3.s18.561

Dṛṣad appears in the Rigveda¹ and Atharvaveda² to denote not a millstone,³ but merely a stone used to pound grain, which was placed on another stone as a support. When used later⁴ in connexion with Upalā, the lower and the upper millstone, or mortar and pestle may be meant; but this is not certain. Eggeling⁵ renders them as the large and small millstones. See also Upara and Upalā.