[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.s20.342 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.342 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.342 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.342) Nahus occurs several times in the Rigveda, but the exact sense is not certain. Ludwig¹ sees in the Nahus a tribe on the Sindhu (Indus)² or Sarasvatī,³ rich in horses,⁴ allied with the Bharatas and Śimyus,⁵ connected with Kakṣīvant and the Vārṣāgiras,⁶ and having as kings Maśarśāra and Āyavasa.⁷ Roth,⁸ on the other hand, sees in Nahus the general sense of ‘neighbour’ as opposed to a member of one’s own people (Viś); this interpretation is supported by the occurrence of the phrase \*nahuṣo nahuṣtara\*,⁹ ‘closer than a neighbour.’ Nahuṣa has the same sense as Nahus in two passages of the Rigveda,¹⁰ but in one it seems to be intended for the proper name of a man.¹¹ Possibly Nahus was originally a man like Manu.¹² - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.341) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.343) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.342) · Pramāṇa