Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.120

v1.c3.s1.120

Āpayā is the name of a river mentioned once only in the Rigveda,¹ when it occurs between the Dṛṣadvatī and the Sarasvatī. Ludwig² was inclined to identify it with the Āpagā as a name for the Ganges, but Zimmer³ correctly places it near the Sarasvatī, either as the small tributary which flows past Thānesar or the modern Indramatī farther west, while Pischel⁴ assigns it to Kurukṣetra, of which the Āpayā is mentioned as a famous river in the Mahābhārata.⁵