Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.62
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.62
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v1.c3.s17.62
Taṇḍula, ‘grain,’ especially ‘rice grain,’ is mentioned very often in the Atharvaveda¹ and later,² but not in the Rigveda. This accords with the fact that rice cultivation seems hardly known in the Rigveda.³ Husked (kaṇa) and unhusked (akaṇa) rice is referred to in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā.⁴