[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.s18.83 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.83 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.83 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.82) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.84) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (2) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.83) · Pramāṇa