[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c32.133 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c32.133 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c32.133 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c32.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32.133) 1. Yamunā.—The second of the five great rivers of Jambudīpa,¹ which are often used in similes. On its banks were Kosambī and Madhurā (q.v.). For its origin see s.v. Gaṅgā. It is stated in the story of Bakkula² that newly-born children were bathed in the waters of the Yamunā for their health. The river was evidently the special resort of the Nāgas.³ It is said⁴ that the fish of the Yamunā considered themselves more beautiful than those of the Gaṅgā. The waters of the Gaṅgā mix very easily with those of the Yamunā.⁵ - [Previous: v2.c32.132](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32.132) - [Next: v2.c32.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32.134) - [Up: v2.c32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32.133) · Pramāṇa