[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) › v2.c4.s4.1003 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.1003 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.1003 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.1003](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1003) 1. Yava in the Rigveda¹ appears to be a generic term for any sort of ‘grain,’ and not merely ‘barley.’ The latter sense is probably found in the Atharvaveda,² and is regular later. The barley harvest came after spring,³ in the summer.⁴ That barley was cultivated in the period of the Rigveda⁵ is not certain, but on the whole very probable.⁶ - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.1002](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1002) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.1004](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1004) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1003](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1003) · Pramāṇa