Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s3.23

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1. Vedasmṛti—identified with modern Besulā in Malwa.
2. Vedavati.
3. Vṛtraghni—also spelt Vrataghni, modern Vātrak, a tributary of the Sābarmatī in Gujarat.
4. Sindhu—modern Kālīsindh, a tributary of the Chambal (ancient Carmaṇvatī) ; it flows through Rajasthan and Malwa.
5. Parṇāśā—modern Banās, tributary of the Chambal ; it flows through the Udaipur and Tonk regions of Rajasthan.
6. Candanā—identified with the Sābarmatī.
7. Sadānīrā.
8. Mahī—rises in Malwa and drains itself into the Gulf of Cambay.
9. Pārā—identified with the Pārvatī which rises in the Bhopal region and falls into the Chambal.
10. Lupī (with variant readings).
11. Vidiśā—modern Bes or Besalī which falls into the Betwa near Besnagar (ancient Vidiśānagarī) and Bhilsa in Madhya Pradesh.
12. Vetravatī—modern Betwa joining the Jumna (Yamunā) near Hamirpur, U.P.
13. Siprā—rises from the northern side of the Vindhyan range in Malwa, passes by the city of Ujjayinī and falls into the Chambal.
14. Avantī—rises near Mhow and falls into the Chambal.
15. Kuntī—identified with the Aśva-nadī or Aśvaratha-nadī which is a small tributary of the Chambal.