Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2697
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.2697
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Sindhu.—A river in India; one of the most important of those that flow from the Himālaya.¹ The best horses were born in the country around its banks,² hence their name Sindhava.³ Serī (q.v.) was king of both Sindhu (Sindhavaraṭṭha) and Sodhika (? Sovira).⁴ Mention is made⁵ of merchants from Aṅga and Magadha going to Sindhu-Sovīra and passing through great wildernesses on the way. The Sindhavā are mentioned in the Apadāna⁶ in a list of tribes.