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Meaning & History
From viś "settlement, village" and bala "strong", "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement". It's the name of a famous warrior queen in the Rigveda according to Griffith, a famous indologist. Another interpretation due to Karl Friedrich Geldner say that Viśpálā is a horse. In both cases, she lost her leg during the Khela battle (or race) and receive a iron one from the Ashvins. It's considered as one of the earliest mention of a prothesis and a female warrior.