Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.279

v2.c4.s4.279

Marud-vṛdhā¹ is the name of a stream mentioned in the Nadīstuti (‘Praise of Rivers’) in the Rigveda² along with the Asiknī (Akesines) and the Vitastā (Hydaspes). Roth³ considers that the Marudvṛdhā denotes the stream formed by the combined waters of these two rivers down to its junction with the Paruṣṇī (Ravi), a view accepted by Zimmer.⁴ On the other hand, Ludwig⁵ thinks that the Marudvṛdhā designates the stream formed by the junction of the Paruṣṇī with the combined waters of the Asiknī and Vitastā, a view which seems less likely.