Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.169
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.169
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v2.c4.s3.169
Bhikṣā, ‘begging,’ is one of the duties of the Brahmacārin according to the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.¹ The word has also the sense of ‘alms,’ as that which is obtained by begging, in the Atharvaveda.² According to the St. Petersburg Dictionary,³ it has this sense in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad⁴ also, but the correct reading there is probably Āmikṣā.