[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) › c5.516 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.516 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.516 - **Language:** English ### [c5.516](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.516) DĪRGHA-SRAVAS. Son of Dīrgha-tamas, and therefore a Rishi, but as in a time of famine he took to trade for a livelihood, the Rig-veda calls him “the merchant.” - [Previous: c5.515](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.515) - [Next: c5.517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.517) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.516](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.516) · Pramāṇa