Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.696

v1.c3.s18.696

Drapsa is a common word from the Rigveda onwards¹ for a ‘drop’: according to Sāyaṇa,² a ‘thick drop’ as opposed to stoka, a ‘small drop.’ Hence there frequently occurs the expression dadhi-drapsa,’ drop of curds.’³ In the Rigveda⁴ the word normally denotes the thick drops of Soma or the Soma itself.