[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2018 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2018 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2018 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2018) VĀTA. ‘Wind.’ Generally the same as Vāyu, but the name is sometimes combined in the Veda with that of Parjanya, and Parjanya-vātā and Vāyu are then mentioned distinctively. - [Previous: c5.2017](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2017) - [Next: c5.2019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2019) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2018) · Pramāṇa