Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.232
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.232
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v1.c3.s4.232
Upā-nah is the regular word for a ‘sandal’ or ‘shoe’ from the later Saṃhitās¹ onwards. Boarskin is mentioned in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa² as a material of which shoes were made. The combination ‘staff and sandals’ (daṇḍopānaha) occurs as early as the Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa.³