Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.226
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.226
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v1.c3.s1.226
Weber¹³ considers that the five peoples known to the Rigveda were the Āryans and the four peoples of the quarters (diś) of the earth, but this is doubtful. Āryan speech (vāc)¹⁴ is specially referred to in the Aitareya and Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyakas.