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PañcanadÄ«, PañcamahÄnadÄ«

In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers of India, and they are used in various similes and metaphors. These rivers are:
  1. Gaá¹…gÄ,
  2. YamunÄ,
  3. Aciravatī,
  4. Sarabhū, and
  5. Mahī.

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

Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
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