Vedic Mythology c5.s2.t1.9

c5.s2.t1.9

Trita's regular epithet Āptya seems to be derived from *āp*, water, and hence to be practically equivalent in sense to Apāṁ napāt⁷. Sāyaṇa (on RV. 8, 47¹⁵) explains it as 'son (*putra*) of waters'. Another epithet of Trita, *vaibhūvasa*, which is formed like a patronymic and only occurs once (10, 46³) may be connected with Soma⁸.