[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.s2.70 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.70 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.70 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.70) Balkasa denotes impure matter given off in the process of fermentation in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.¹ The exact sense may be either ‘scum,’ ‘sediment,’² or perhaps more probably vegetable matter in the form of ‘husks.’³ - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.69) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.71) - [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.s2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.70) · Pramāṇa