[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s20.104 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.104 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.104 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.104) 7. Āśleṣās or Āśleṣās, which in some texts⁷⁷ is certainly to be read Aśleṣās or Aśleṣas, denotes δ, ε, η, ρ, σ, and perhaps also ζ, Hydræ. The word means ‘embracer,’ a name which admirably fits the constellation. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.103) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.105) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.104) · Pramāṇa