[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c33.s8.t2.3 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c33.s8.t2.3 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c33.s8.t2.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c33.s8.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c33.s8.t2.3) \*Ambi\* was the name of a boat which was used for fishing. According to this verse (\*Puram\* 261) these boats called \*ambi\* looked like residential structures on account of the mounds of paddy that were kept in. - [Previous: v1.c33.s8.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c33.s8.t2.2) - [Next: v1.c33.s8.t2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c33.s8.t2.4) - [Up: v1.c33.s8.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c33.s8.t2) ## Cites (1) - [Puṟanāṉūṟu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.eight_anthologies.purananuru.261) — Kapilar & Auvaiyār (Caṅkam), Tamil --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c33.s8.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c33.s8.t2.3) · Pramāṇa