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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s2.118

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s2.118

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### [v1.c3.s2.118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s2.118)

As a measure of length, the Iṣu was five spans, say three feet.¹⁰ A regular profession of arrow-making existed (iṣu-kṛt,¹¹ iṣu-kāra).¹²

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## Linked texts (4)

- [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.taittiriya.3.4.3.1) — Sanskrit
- [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi.16.46) — Sanskrit
- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.1.184.3) — Sanskrit
- [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.6.5.2.10) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit

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