[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.s21.550 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.550 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.550 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.550](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.550) 1. Parvata in the Rigveda¹ and the Atharvaveda² is conjoined with giri in the sense of ‘hill’ or ‘mountain.’ From the Rigveda³ onwards⁴ it is common in this sense as connected with the waters of rivers which flow in the hills.⁵ The legend of the mountains having wings is already found in the Saṃhitās.⁶ In the Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad⁷ are mentioned the southern (dakṣiṇa) and the northern (uttara) mountains, evidently in allusion to the Himālaya and the Vindhya ranges. The plants (oṣadhi) and aromatic products (añjana) of the mountains are referred to in the Atharvaveda,⁸ and their mineral treasures in the Rigveda.⁹ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.549](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.549) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.551](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.551) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.550](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.550) · Pramāṇa