Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.390

v1.c3.s21.390

Parā-vṛj is a term found in four passages of the Rigveda,¹ in all of which it refers to a person in a forlorn condition, while one² of them also speaks of him as going south. Sāyaṇa’s³ view that the word is a proper name is most unlikely, while Grassmann’s⁴ explanation of it as ‘cripple’ is still less probable.