[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.s14.76 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.76 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.76 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s14.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.76) Caru designates a ‘kettle’ or ‘pot’ from the Rigveda onwards.¹ It had a lid (apidhāna) and hooks (aṅka) by which it could be hung over a fire.² It was made of iron or bronze³ (ayasmaya). The word is also secondarily used⁴ to denote the contents of the pot, the mess of grain which was cooked in it. - [Previous: v1.c3.s14.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.75) - [Next: v1.c3.s14.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.77) - [Up: v1.c3.s14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.76) · Pramāṇa