Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s2.124

v1.c3.s2.124

Iṣu-dhi (‘arrow-holder’) is the name of the quiver which was carried by every bowman. The word is common from the Rigveda¹ onwards. No trace is to be found in Vedic literature of the later practice of carrying two quivers.² According to Pischel,³ the curious expression iṣu-kṛt in the Rigveda⁴ means quiver.