[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.s21.1028 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1028 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1028 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.1028](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1028) Pīyūṣa is found in the Rigveda¹ and later² in the sense of the first milk of the cow after calving, ‘biestings.’ Usually the term is applied metaphorically to the sap of the Soma plant.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.1027](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1027) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.1029](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1029) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1028](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1028) · Pramāṇa