Tava—a slightly concave cast-iron frying pan used for cooking capatis and other flat Indian breads.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-T-›Tava-a slightly concave Tava-a slightly concave cast-iron frying pan used for cooking capatis and other flat Indian breads. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/t/tava-a-slightly-concave-cast-iron-frying-pan-used-for-cookin Previous: Tattva-truth, reality. According to Baladeva Vidyabhusana, Vedic knowledge categorizes reality into five tattvas, or ontological truths: isvara (the Supreme Lord), jiva (the living entity), prakrti (nature), kala (eternal time) and karma (activity). Next: Technology-This term is derived from the Greek tchne, handicraft, skill, and that term in turn is derived from taksa (cutting through), the Sanskrit word for the work of a carpenter. Thus modern technology is glorified carpentry.