Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1118

v1.c3.s21.1118

Purīṣiṇī is found in a hymn of the Rigveda¹ apparently either as the name of a river,² or much more probably as an epithet of the Sarayu,³ meaning, perhaps, ‘abounding in water,’ ‘swollen,’⁴ or ‘carrying rubble.’⁵