Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.21

v2.c4.s6.21

Lāṅgala is the regular word for ‘plough’ in the Rigveda¹ and later.² It is described in a series of passages³ as ‘lance-pointed’ (pavīravat or pavīravam), ‘well-lying’ (suśīmam),⁴ and ‘having a well-smoothed handle’ (see Tsaru). See also Sīra.