In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers of India, and they are used in various similes and metaphors. These rivers are:

  1. Gangā,
  2. Yamunā,
  3. Aciravatī,
  4. Sarabhū and
  5. Mahī.

E.g., Vin.ii.239; A.iv.101; S.ii.135; Ud.v.4; also Mil.380.

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