Pañca Nadī, untranslated

Pañca Nadī, Pañca Mahā Nadī. 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: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū and Mahī, e.g., Vin.ii.239; AN.iv.101; SN.ii.135; Ud.v.4; also Mil.380.