[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.s4.122 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.122 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.122 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.121) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.123](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.123) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.122) · Pramāṇa