[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.s19.10 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.10 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.10 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.10) Dhanu (fem.), ‘sandbank,’ occurs several times in the Rigveda,¹ but only metaphorically of the clouds in the atmosphere. Dhanū is found in the Atharvaveda,² where it seems to denote a sandbag used to prevent bleeding.³ \*Cf.\* Dhanvan. - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.9) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.11) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.10) · Pramāṇa