[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.s4.154 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.154 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.154 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.153) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.155) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.154) · Pramāṇa