Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.124

v1.c3.s19.124

1. Dhava is the name of a tree (*Grislea tomentosa*) mentioned, together with the Plakṣa, Aśvattha, and Khādira, in the Atharvaveda.¹ 2. Dhava, ‘man,’ is not found before the Nirukta.¹ The word clearly owes its existence merely to vidhavā, ‘widow,’ wrongly interpreted as vi-dhavā, ‘without a husband.’