[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.s5.25 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s5.25 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s5.25 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s5.25) Ūrṇā-vatī.—In the hymn of the Rigveda¹ which celebrates the rivers Ludwig² finds a reference to an affluent of the Indus called Ūrṇāvatī. This interpretation, however, seems certainly wrong. Roth³ renders the word merely as ‘woolly,’ and Zimmer⁴ rejects Ludwig’s explanation on the ground that it throws the structure of the hymn into confusion. Pischel⁵ makes the word an epithet of the Indus, ‘rich in sheep.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s5.24) - [Next: v1.c3.s5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s5.26) - [Up: v1.c3.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s5.25) · Pramāṇa