Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.192

v1.c3.s11.192

Kavaca denotes a ‘corselet’ or ‘breastplate’ in the Atharvaveda¹ and later.² There is nothing to show whether it was made of metal, but that it was so is quite possible (see Varman). The Atharvaveda³ refers to a ‘corselet-strap’ (kavaca-pāśa), which may point to a linen corselet such as those known to Herodotus.⁴