Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.333

v1.c3.333

Anaḍ-vāh (lit. ‘cart-drawer’).—This is the common¹ name of oxen as employed for drawing carts (Anas). Such oxen were normally castrated,² though not always. Female draft cattle were also used (anaḍuhī), but rarely.³ See also Gō.