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Pañcanadī

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Also known as Pañcamahānadī

인도의 다섯 대하—강가, 야무나, 아치라바티, 사라부, 마히—는 비유에서 종종 함께 언급된다.

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:

Gaṅgā,

Yamunā,

Aciravatī,

Sarabhū, and

Mahī.

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

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