Sarabhū2
OtherL’un des cinq grands fleuves du nord de l’Inde, formant la frontière entre le Kosala du nord et du sud et passant près de Sāketa ; connu en sanskrit sous le nom de Sarayū
One of the five great rivers of northern India. Vin.ii.237; Ud.v.5; S.ii.135; A.iv.101; SNA.ii.439; see also MA.ii.586.
It formed the boundary between the two divisions of Kosala, Uttara° and Dakkhiṇa Kosala. The Aciravatī was its tributary. Sāketa was situated on the banks of the Sarabhū, which flowed through the Añjanavana (e.g., ThagA.i.104). The Sanskrit name is Sarayū. The Sarayū itself flows into the Ghanghara, which is a tributary of the Gaṅgā. See also Gavampati (1).
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