Rasā

Rasā

Rasa ("IAST|rásā" _sa. रसा) means "moisture, humidity" in Vedic Sanskrit, and appears as the name of a western tributary of the Indus in the Rigveda (verse 5.53.9).

In RV 9.41.6, RV 10.108 and in the Nirukta of Yaska, it is the name of a mythical stream supposed to flow round the earth and the atmosphere (compare Oceanus), also referring to the underworld in the Mahabharata and the Puranas (compare Styx).

The corresponding term in Avestan is "Ranha". In the Vendidad, Ranha is mentioned just after IAST|Hapta-Həṇdu, and may possibly refer to the ocean (Sethna 1992).

References

*Sethna, K.D. 1992. The Problem of Aryan Origins. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan.
* Talageri, Shrikant: The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis, 2000. ISBN 81-7742-010-0 ( [http://www.tri-murti.com/ancientindia/rigHistory/ch4.htm chapter 4] )


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