[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.s7.423 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.423 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.423 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.423](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.423) Valśa denotes ‘twig,’¹ usually in the compounds śata-valśa, ‘having a hundred twigs,’² or sahasra-valśa, ‘having a thousand twigs,’³ which is applied metaphorically of ‘offspring.’⁴ 1. Vaśa Aśvya is the name in the Rigveda¹ of a protégé of the Aśvins. He is also mentioned in the Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra² as having received bounty from Pṛthuśravas Kānīta. He is the reputed author of a Rigvedic hymn,³ which is repeatedly referred to by his name Vaśa.⁴ \*Cf.\* also Vyaśva. - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.422](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.422) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.424](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.424) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.423](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.423) · Pramāṇa