[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.s4.183 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.183 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.183 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.183) Upalā in the Brāhmaṇas¹ may denote the upper and smaller ‘stone,’ which was used as a pestle with the Dṛṣad as the mortar, whereas Upara in the Saṃhitās denotes rather the mortar, and Dṛṣad the pestle. But see Dṛṣad. - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.182) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.184) - [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.s4.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.183) · Pramāṇa