Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s10.104

v2.c4.s10.104

Hima, denoting ‘cold,’ ‘cold weather,’ is quite common in the Rigveda,¹ but less frequent later.² As ‘snow’ the word appears as a masculine in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa,³ and often later as a neuter.⁴ Cf. Hemanta.