Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.507

v1.c3.s21.507

The mention of the Paruṣṇī and the Yamunā in the hymn celebrating the victory of Sudās has given rise to the conjectures of Hopkins,¹¹ that the Yamunā in that hymn is merely another name for the Paruṣṇī, and of Geldner,¹² that the Paruṣṇī there is merely a tributary of the Yamunā (Jumna). But neither interpretation is either essential or even probable. The hymn is a condensed one, and may well be taken as celebrating two great victories of Sudās. There is a doubtful reference to the Paruṣṇī in the Atharvaveda.¹³