[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) › v1.c3.497 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.497 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.497 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.497](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.497) \*\*Abhri\*\* (‘spade’) is a Vedic word¹ of frequent occurrence. Various possible materials and forms are enumerated in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.² It may be made of bamboo or of the wood of Vikaṅkata or Udumbara. It may be a span or a cubit in size. It is hollow, and either one or both edges are sharp. From this it would appear that the handle was made of some wood, but the head of some metal. - [Previous: v1.c3.496](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.496) - [Next: v1.c3.498](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.498) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.497](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.497) · Pramāṇa