Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.736

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Druhyu is the name of a people mentioned several times in the Rigveda. In one passage¹ it occurs, in the plural, with the Yadus, Turvaśas, Anus, and Pūrus, suggesting that these are the famous five peoples of the Rigveda.² Again, the Druhyu king shared in the defeat of his allies by Sudās, and appears to have perished in the waters.³ In a second passage Druhyu, Anu, Turvaśa, and Yadu are all mentioned in the singular,⁴ while in another Pūru and Druhyu occur.⁵ From the tribal grouping it is probable that the Druhyus were a north-western people,⁶ and the later tradition of the Epic connects Gāndhāra and Druhyu.⁷