[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.s18.736 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.736 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.736 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.736) 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 - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.735) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.737](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.737) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.736) · Pramāṇa