Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.122
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.122
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v2.c4.s4.122
Madhu-kaśā,¹ or Madhoḥ Kaśā,² is the name in the Rigveda of the Aśvins’ ‘honey-whip,’ by which they impart sweetness to the sacrifice. Roth³ ingeniously conjectures that the idea was derived from an instrument provided with thongs for whipping milk, a ‘milk-whip.’