Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.83

v1.c3.s18.83

Darvi, or Darvī, properly denotes a ‘ladle,’ in which sense it is found in the Rigveda¹ and later.² But the word also means a serpent’s ‘hood’ in the Atharvaveda,³ though Zimmer regards it as the name of a serpent.