Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.1

v1.c3.s19.1

Dhana, ‘prize,’ is often found in the Rigveda,¹ probably the prize in racing rather than the ‘booty’ in battle. It also denotes² the ‘stake’ at dicing. In some passages it possibly means the ‘contest’ itself.³ More generally it denotes ‘wealth’ or ‘gift.’⁴ But it sometimes expresses ‘booty,’⁵ probably from the notion of ‘wealth’ rather than of ‘prize.’