This book constitutes a comprehensive study of the Vedic nasal presents from a synchronic and diachronic perspective. Each present in question is discussed in the frame of a individual lemma which contains an analysis of its uses, of the structure of its paradigm and, where necessary, of its form. The results of these detailed analyses are then summarized in a survey of the formal and functional characteristics of the class. The main focus lies on the valency of the nasal presents, since they can serve both as causatives and as non-causativizing present formations. The results of these detailed analyses are then summarized in a survey of the formal and functional characteristics of the class.