[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.s17.107 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.107 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.107 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.106) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.108](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.108) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.107) · Pramāṇa