Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.37

v2.c4.s7.37

1. Vatsa is often found in the Rigveda¹ and later² in the sense of ‘calf.’ Reference is made to the use of a calf to induce the cow to give milk,³ and to the separation of the cows from the calves at certain times.⁴