[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.s7.37 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.37 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.37 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.36) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.38) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.37) · Pramāṇa