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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.711

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.711

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### [v1.c3.s18.711](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.711)

Dru denotes a vessel made of wood,¹ and in particular the vessel used at the Soma sacrifice,² perhaps, as Hillebrandt³ suggests, to catch the Soma juice when running through the sieve. In the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa⁴ the word simply means ‘wood.’

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