Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.43

v1.c3.s1.43

⁷ The sense is doubtful in Rv. viii. 80, 8. Zimmer suggests that it may mean ‘the course is straight,’ without twistings, for which idea cf. Geldner, Vedische Studien, 2, 160, quoting the comparison of the courser’s race with a bowstring (Rv. iii. 53, 24). It is also rendered ‘the barriers are removed.’