Re: [tied] Hydronyms and toponyms of Vedic area

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 18486
Date: 2003-02-06

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From: "george knysh" <gknysh@...>
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Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Hydronyms and toponyms of Vedic area



> *****GK: What about RV 1.87.5; 3.31.10; 3.38.9; 3.58.1; and 8.6.30?*****

In these cases it's translatable as "primeval" (esp. in collocation with <retas-> as in 3.31.10 and 8.6.30, or with <pitar-> in 1.87.5) or as "ancient" = belonging to the mythical past.

Piotr