VettavatÄ«1. VettavatÄ«.- A river, probably in the kingdom of Mejjha. According to the MÄtaá¹…ga JÄtaka (J.iv.388; cf. Dvy. 451, 456), MÄtaá¹…ga lived in a hermitage on the upper reaches of the river in order to humble the pride of JÄtimanta, who lived lower down. On the banks of the river was a city, also called VettavatÄ«. In the MilindapañhÄ (p.114) the VettavatÄ« is mentioned as one of the ten chief rivers flowing from the HimÄlaya. It is probably identical with the VetravatÄ« mentioned in KÄlidÄsa’s MeghadÅ«ta, and is identified with the modern Betuva in Bhopal (the ancient VidÄ«sa). 2. VettavatÄ«.- A channel branching off from the Parakkamasamudda; the sluice from which it started bore the same name. Cv.lxxix.44. |
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