Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.489

v1.c3.s17.489

Trapu denotes ‘tin’ in the Atharvaveda¹ and later.² Its quality of being easily smelted, which Roth³ thinks is indicated by the name (as derived from the root trap, ‘be ashamed’), is clearly alluded to in the Atharvaveda passage.