[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) › v2.c4.s2.152 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.152 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.152 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.152) Bisa denotes the radical fibres of the lotus, which seem to have been eaten as a delicacy as early as the times of the Atharvaveda.¹ It is mentioned also in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa² and the Aitareya Āraṇyaka.³ - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.151) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.153) - [Up: v2.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.152) · Pramāṇa