Pañcanadī

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Also known as Pañcamahānadī

Les cinq grands fleuves de l’Inde — Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū et Mahī — souvent cités ensemble dans les similitudes.

In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers (mahānadī) of India, and they are used in various similes and metaphors. These rivers are:

Sarabhū, and

e.g., Vin.ii.239; A.iv.101; S.ii.135; Ud.v.4; also Mil.380.

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