Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.184

v1.c3.s12.184

Gavyūti in the Rigveda¹ means, according to Roth,² grass land for the pasturing of cattle, in which sense Gavya is also found.³ Thence it derives the sense of a measure of distance found in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.⁴ Geldner, on the other hand, takes the original meaning to be ‘road,’ real⁶ or metaphorical,⁷ thence a measure of distance,⁸ and finally ‘land.’⁹