[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.s8.130 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.130 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.130 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.130) 2. Śapha in the Brāhmaṇa¹ is the name (used in the dual) of a wooden implement, acting like a pair of tongs, for lifting an iron pot from the fire. It is probably so called because it resembled a hoof in being divided. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.129) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.131) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.130) · Pramāṇa