Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.146

v1.c3.s11.146

2. Karkandhu is only the name borne by a protégé of the Aśvins in the Rigveda (i. 112, 6). Its identity with the word for jujube indicates that the latter, though not otherwise mentioned there, was known at the time of the Rigveda.