In which one among the following texts does the term kshetra-patni ('mistress of the field') origina

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In which one among the following texts does the term kshetra-patni ('mistress of the field') originate?

Accepted Answer

The term kshetra-patni (agricultural deity associated with fertility) explicitly originates in the Atharvaveda (e.g., AV 2.12.1). The Rigveda contains the masculine counterpart Kshetrapati ("Lord of the Field") but not the feminine form. The Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit grammar treatise by Panini; the Arthashastra is Kautilya's text on statecraft.