[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.s6.21 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.21 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.21 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.20) - [Next: v2.c4.s6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.22) - [Up: v2.c4.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s6.21) · Pramāṇa