Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.78
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s6.78
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v2.c4.s6.78
Lohita, often occurring as an adjective meaning ‘red,’ is used as a neuter substantive in the Atharvaveda (xi. 3, 7) to denote a metal, presumably ‘copper.’ As a proper name it is found in Āpastamba Śrauta Sūtra, xxiv. 9, 7.