[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s1.284 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.284 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.284 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.284) Āśvina, or Āśvīna, designates, in the Atharvaveda¹ and two Brāhmaṇas,² the length of journey made in a day by a horseman (aśvin). The exact distance is not defined. In the Atharva it appears to exceed five leagues, being mentioned immediately after a distance of three or five Yojanas; in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa the heavenly world is placed at a distance of a thousand Āśvinas. - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.283) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.285) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.284) · Pramāṇa