Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s2.104
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s2.104
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v1.c3.s2.104
Iṣīkā, ‘a stalk of reed grass,’ occurs frequently from the Atharvaveda¹ onwards, often as an emblem of fragility. In the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka² it seems to denote the pin fixed in the bar of a pen to keep cattle in (argaleṣīke, ‘bolt and pin’). A basket (śūrpa) of Iṣīkā is referred to in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.³
Linked texts (7)
- Chāndogyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit
- Śāṅkhāyanāraṇyaka — Sanskrit
- Kaṭhopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit
- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit