विषासहि – is a name for Agni
Adi Shankara in the commentary for Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.1.7 has given the meaning of this word as ” विषासहिः मर्षयिता परेषाम् ” means “one who endure the others”
Following is the mention for this word : –
स होवाच गार्ग्यो य एवायमग्नौ पुरुष एतमेवाहं ब्रह्मोपास इति स होवाचाजातशत्रुर्मा मैतस्मिन्संवदिष्ठा विषासहिरिति वा अहमेतमुपास इति स य एतमेवमुपास्ते विषासहिर्ह भवति विषासहिर्हास्य प्रजा भवति ( Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.1.7 )
