[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.s8.148 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.148 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.148 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.148) From the soft wood of the Śamī was formed the lower of the two sticks (araṇī) used for kindling the sacred fire,⁶ the upper one (the drill) being of Aśvattha. The fruit of the tree is called Śamīdhānya.⁷ - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.147) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.149) - [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.s8.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.148) · Pramāṇa