Nāhuṣas
group · 2 works · 3 mentions · 5 anchored passages
Nahuṣa · Nahuṣa peoples · Nahuṣa-folk · of Nahuṣa
spoken of as
1 expressionNahuṣa2 mentions
Rigveda (Sanskrit) · Sāmaveda (Sanskrit)
Come around from Nahuṣa, from the mid-air, with excellent lauds;
in the texts
Rigveda
People or tribe referenced both as context for Indra's foes and as a source of martial might to be gathered.
with it, O thunderer, make swift dispatch of both Dāsa and Ārya foes, and those of Nahuṣa.
when heroes together with heroes praise you, O strongest one, with Nahuṣa's triple shelter.
Whatever might and heroic strength, O Indra, is among the Nāhuṣas and in the tribes, or the glory of the five peoples — bring all of it, all manly powers, together.
Sāmaveda
A people among whom worshippers seek to satisfy and invoke the strength of Indra.
Who among the Nahuṣa-folk would satisfy Indra here with soma?
Whatever strength and manly power you have, O Indra, among the Nahuṣa peoples, or whatever brilliance you have among the five peoples — bring it here;