[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.c36.2697 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2697 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.2697 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.2697](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2697) 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. - [Previous: v2.c36.2696](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2696) - [Next: v2.c36.2698](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2698) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2697](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2697) · Pramāṇa