[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.s18.204 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.204 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.204 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.204](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.203](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.203) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.205](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.205) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (2) - [Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*maitrayani) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.204](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.204) · Pramāṇa