Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.272

v1.c3.s20.272

*Nadī*, ‘stream,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ and later.² Reference is made to shallows (*gādha*)³ in the river’s bed, to the opposite bank (*pāra*),⁴ and to the bathing of horses in streams.⁵ Rivers are also mentioned in close connexion with mountains.⁶ The title *Nadī-pati*, ‘lord of rivers,’⁷ is once used to express ‘ocean’ or ‘sea-water.’