Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.50

v2.c5.50

Paṣṭhavāh in the later literature appears sometimes as Praṣṭhavāh: if Bloomfield’s view¹ that Praṣṭi is from *pra* and *as*, ‘be,’ is correct, this may be the older form. Against this, however, is to be set the constant earlier tradition.² Macdonell³ connects the word with *pṛṣṭhavāh*, ‘carrying on the back.’