Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.378
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.378
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v1.c3.s21.378
Paraśu in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes the axe of the woodcutter. Of its form we know nothing. A red-hot axe was used in a form of ordeal (Divya) applied in accusations of theft.³ See also Parśu.