Alina people

Alina is the name of a people mentioned in the Rigveda.(RV 7.18.7) They were probably one of the tribes defeated by Sudas at the Dasarajna[1], and it was suggested that they lived to the north-east of Kafiristan, because the land was mentioned by the Chinese pilgrim Hiouen Thsang.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Macdonell and Keith, Vedic Index, 1912, I, 39

2. Very intelligent and successful people.