[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.c3.735 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.735 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.735 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.735) Aśva-tara, Aśva-tarī are respectively the masculine and feminine name of ‘mule.’ These animals are mentioned frequently from the Atharvaveda¹ onwards. They were known not to be fruitful,² and were probably considered inferior to horses,³ but a mule-car was quite common.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c3.734](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.734) - [Next: v1.c3.736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.736) - [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.c3.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.735) · Pramāṇa