[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.s8.132 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.132 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.132 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.132) Śaphaka is the name of some plant in the Atharvaveda.¹ It is also mentioned in the Āpastamba Śrauta Sūtra,² where it seems to denote an edible water plant or fruit, perhaps a water nut. It may be so called from its leaves being shaped like hoofs (Śapha). - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.131) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.133) - [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.s8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.132) · Pramāṇa