[5]: 13 In the 4th century BC, Kātyāyana, an ancient grammarian, defined kausheva specifically as vikar, a product of kos (vikara koshdvam), — in other words, silk fabric.
[5]: 14 Shatapatha Brahmana refers to kusa, a variety of silk obtained from a silkworm called kuswari or kuswara.
[7] Kausheya is described in a number of literary works, including the Indian Sanskrit epics Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Manusmriti.
[4] The Hindu goddess Sita is referred to as "Kausheya vasini," which translates as "one who wears silk garments".
[1] An ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery, the Sushruta Samhita, categorises kausheya under the "articles of bandaging.