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The '''Drsadvati ''', '''Drishadwati''' or '''Drishadvati''' River (''{{IAST|dṛṣad-vatī}}'', or river meaning "she with many stones") is a river mentioned in ancient Hindu texts such as the ''[[Manusmriti]]''. |
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The '''Drsadvati ''', '''Drishadwati''' or '''Drishadvati''' River (''{{IAST|dṛṣad-vatī}}'', or river meaning "she with many stones") is the most imagined, assumed, deemed, and hypothesized river by indologists to identify the route of revered Vedic river [[Sarasvati_River|Saraswati]] and the state of [[Brahmavarta]]. It was on the confluence of the revered rivers Saraswati and Drishadwati during the [[Vedic]] period that the state of Brahmavarta was located, where the Rishis composed the Vedas and other [[Sanskrit]] ''Granths'', which are the basis of Vedic [[Sanatana Dharma]], presently called [[Hinduism]]. Though the Drishadvati river has several mentions in the Sanskrit ''Granths'', a clear source of Drishadwati is not mentioned any where. This generates lot of speculation on source and route of Drishadwati river. But the new researches backed by various scientific techniques are becoming useful to locate the route of Drishadwati river. [[Latyayana Srautasutra]] (10.17) has described it as a seasonal river, while Saraswati as a perennial river up to [[Vinasana]] (10.15-19). This shows that Drishadwati river did not have its source in [[Himalayas]]. |
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==Origin of Drishadwati== |
==Origin of Drishadwati== |
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The Drsadvati River has been identified by [[Oldham]] with the [[Chautang River]].<ref>e.g. Keith and Macdonell. 1912. Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.; Oldham: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 25, 58; see Amal Kar and Bimal Ghose 1984</ref> Talageri (2000) identifies it with the Hariyupiya river and the Yavyavati river. Sir Alexander Cunningham in 1871 identified Rakshi River as old Drishadwati river and showed its flow from [[Chunar]] near [[Varanasi]]. |
The Drsadvati River has been identified by [[Oldham]] with the [[Chautang River]].<ref>e.g. Keith and Macdonell. 1912. Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.; Oldham: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 25, 58; see Amal Kar and Bimal Ghose 1984</ref> Talageri (2000) identifies it with the Hariyupiya river and the Yavyavati river. Sir Alexander Cunningham in 1871 identified Rakshi River as old Drishadwati river and showed its flow from [[Chunar]] near [[Varanasi]]. |
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==~See also== |
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*[[Brahmavarta]] |
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==References == |
==References == |
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Revision as of 21:10, 16 December 2014
The Drsadvati , Drishadwati or Drishadvati River (dṛṣad-vatī, or river meaning "she with many stones") is a river mentioned in ancient Hindu texts such as the Manusmriti.
Origin of Drishadwati
The Drsadvati River has been identified by Oldham with the Chautang River.[1] Talageri (2000) identifies it with the Hariyupiya river and the Yavyavati river. Sir Alexander Cunningham in 1871 identified Rakshi River as old Drishadwati river and showed its flow from Chunar near Varanasi.
~See also
References
- ^ e.g. Keith and Macdonell. 1912. Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.; Oldham: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 25, 58; see Amal Kar and Bimal Ghose 1984
- Amal Kar, Bimal Ghose: Drishadvati River System of India: An assessment and new findings. The Geographical Journal, Vol 150, No 2, 1984.
- Shrikant G. Talageri, The Rigveda, a historical analysis, Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi (2000), chapter 4