[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.s11.486 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.486 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.486 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.486](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.486) Kumba is mentioned with Opaśa and Kurīra as an ornament of women’s hair in the Atharvaveda.¹ Geldner² thinks that, like those two words, it originally meant ‘horn,’ but this is very doubtful. Indian tradition³ simply regards the term as denoting a female adornment connected with the dressing of the hair. - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.485](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.485) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.487](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.487) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.6.138.3) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.486](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.486) · Pramāṇa