Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.107
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.107
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v1.c3.s17.107
Tarda, ‘borer,’ occurs in a hymn of the Atharvaveda¹ enumerating insects that injure grain. Whitney² suggests that a kind of mouse or rat may be meant. Roth³ thought a bird was denoted.