[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.s20.272 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.272 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.272 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.271) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.273) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## 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.s20.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.272) · Pramāṇa