[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.s19.33 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.33 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.33 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.32) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.34) - [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.s19.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.33) · Pramāṇa