There is mention of the use of bulls to draw the plough (sira), of the sowing of seeds in the furrows (sita) thus made, of the cutting of the com with the sickle (datra), the laying of it in bundles on the threshing floor, and the threshing and final sifting either by a sieve (titau) or a winnowing fan (surpa). The mention of artificial waterways such as kulya and khanitrima apah shows that the use of irrigation was known.

Agricultural equipments There is mention of the use of bulls to draw the plough (sira), of the sowing of seeds in the furrows (sita) thus made, of the cutting of the com with the sickle (datra), the laying of it in bundles on the threshing floor, and the threshing and final sifting either by a sieve (titau) or a winnowing fan (surpa). The mention of artificial waterways such as kulya and khanitrima apah shows that the use of irrigation was known.

With respect to the Later Vedic Period, terms ‘sira’, ‘sita’, ‘datra’, ‘titau’ etc pertain to which

Q. With respect to the Later Vedic Period, terms ‘sira’, ‘sita’, ‘datra’, ‘titau’ etc pertain to which of the following?
Answer: Agricultural equipments
Notes:

There is mention of the use of bulls to draw the plough (sira), of the sowing of seeds in the furrows (sita) thus made, of the cutting of the com with the sickle (datra), the laying of it in bundles on the threshing floor, and the threshing and final sifting either by a sieve (titau) or a winnowing fan (surpa). The mention of artificial waterways such as kulya and khanitrima apah shows that the use of irrigation was known.

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