Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.204

v1.c3.s18.204

Dātra (‘cutter’), denoting a ‘sickle,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda.¹ Cows ‘with sickle-shaped marks on their ears’ (dātra-karṇāḥ) are referred to in the Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā.² Otherwise the expression is only found later, occurring in the Sūtra and epic literature.³ See also Sṛṇi.