Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.224

v1.c3.s18.224

Dāman, a ‘rope’ or ‘girdle,’¹ is often mentioned in the Rigveda and later.² Reference is made to the rope of the sacrificial horse,³ as well as to the practice of tying calves with ropes.⁴ The word occurs in the sense of a ‘band’ of horse hair in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.⁵