Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s3.1
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s3.1
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v1.c3.s3.1
Īṣā denotes the ‘pole of a chariot.’ Normally the chariot had one pole (ekeṣaḥ),¹ but sometimes two poles are referred to.² The word is often³ compounded with Yuga, ‘yoke,’ into which it was fastened (see Kha), and tied with ropes.⁴ Exactly how it was attached to the chariot we do not know.⁵ See also Ratha.
Linked texts (4)
- Kātyāyanaśrautasūtra — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit