Raša
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Rasa (rásā) means "moisture, humitidy" 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 10.108Sethna, K.D. 1992. The Problem of Aryan Origins. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan., 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).
In the Vendidad, Ranha is mentioned just after Hapta-Hindu, placing it further south. The Avestan Ranha may therefore refer to the ocean.Sethna, K.D. 1992. The Problem of Aryan Origins. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan.
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