Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.616

v2.c4.616

Pra-varta, occurring in the description of the Vrātya in the Atharvaveda (xv. 2, 1, *et seq.*), is explained by the St. Petersburg Dictionary as a ‘round ornament.’ According to the commentator on the Taittirīya Saṃhitā (2,453 *Bibl. Ind.*), it means an ‘ear-ring.’