Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.322

v1.c3.s17.322

Turvaśa occurs frequently in the Rigveda as the name of a man or of a people, usually in connexion with Yadu. The two words usually occur in the singular without any connecting particle, Turvaśa Yadu or Yadu Turvaśa.² In a plural form the name Turvaśa occurs once with the Yadus,³ and once alone⁴ in a hymn in which the singular has already been used. In one passage⁵ the dual Turvaśā-Yadū actually occurs, and in another⁶ Yadus Turvaś ca, ‘Yadu and Turva.’ In other passages⁷ Turvaśa appears alone, while in one⁸ Turvaśa and Yādva occur.