Plough
object · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
plough · plough-tree · ploughshare · two ploughs
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The plough and ploughshare used in the agricultural ritual invoking Śunāsīrā.
may the clutching trap not harm you, may the plough not splinter upon you.
auspiciously let the ploughshare cut;
Works and Days
The wooden plough, described in detail as to its construction, materials, and the advisability of keeping two on hand, central to the agricultural instructions.
Poles of laurel or elm are most free from worms, and a share-beam of oak and a plough-tree of holm-oak.
Get two ploughs ready and work on them at home, one all of a piece, and the other jointed.