Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.33
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.33
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v1.c3.s19.33
2. Dhanvan, ‘desert,’ is repeatedly mentioned in the Rigveda¹ and later.² Death from thirst in the desert was not rare,³ and the value of a spring in the desert was fully appreciated.⁴ The great desert east of the Sindhu (Indus) and the Śutudrī (Sutlej) is possibly referred to in one hymn of the Rigveda.⁵