Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.141
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s6.141
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v1.c3.s6.141
Rṣṭi is a term frequently employed in the Rigveda¹ to designate a weapon held in the hands of the Maruts, and doubtless meant to indicate lightning. That it denotes a spear in mortal warfare, as Zimmer² thinks, is not shown by a single passage.³