Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.154
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.154
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v1.c3.s4.154
Upa-manthanī is used in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad¹ to denote ‘churning sticks.’ In the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā² the ‘churner’ (*upamanthitṛ*) is included in the list of victims at the human sacrifice (*puruṣamedha*), and the verb *upa-manth* is often used of churning or mixing fluids.³