Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.652

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Alina is the name of a people mentioned once only in the Rigveda.¹ Roth² thought that the Alinas were allies—possibly a subdivision—of the Tṛtsus. Ludwig³ more probably thinks that they were defeated by Sudās, together with the Pakthas, Bhalānas, Śivas, and Viṣāṇins, with whom they are mentioned, at the Paruṣṇī; and Zimmer⁴ suggests that they lived to the north-east of Kafiristan.