[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.s19.268 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.268 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.268 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.268) Dhrāji in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes the ‘sweep’ of the wind, referring no doubt to the violent gales which often blow in India devastating the forests, and which figure in the descriptions of the Maruts, or storm gods.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.267) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.269](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.269) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.268) · Pramāṇa