[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.s19.124 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.124 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.124 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.123](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.123) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.125) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.124) · Pramāṇa