Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.27

v1.c3.s19.27

1. Dhanvan, ‘bow,’ is found frequently in the Rigveda¹ and later.² It also occurs in the compounds *iṣu-dhanva*, ‘bow and arrow,’³ *ājya-dhanva*,⁴ ‘having clarified butter for its bow,’⁵ *adhijya-dhanva*, ‘bow with string fixed,’ etc. Cf. Dhanus.