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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}'''Saraswati river''' ([[IAST]]: ''Sáraswatī-nadī́'') is a river flowing through [[Indore]], the commercial capital of the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. | ||
It doesn't contain freshwater but instead has become polluted<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jha|first1=Bagish|title=Polluted Saraswati river|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/Dying-Khan-River-of-Indore-will-get-a-new-lease-of-life-as-chief-minister-Shivraj-Singh-Chouhan-on-Friday-has-ordered-to-prepare-detail-plan-for-the-cleaning-and-purification-of-Khan-River-According-to-initial-estimate-treatment-of-polluted-Khan-River-will-cost-Rs-320-crores-With-the-CM-has-also-given-his-consent-for-the-inspection-of-Khan-River-for-proposed-River-Side-Corridor-It-was-decided-in-review-meeting-of-cleaning-and-purification-of-river-/articleshow/17889179.cms|accessdate=4 April 2016|agency=The Times of India|date=4 January 2013}}</ref> mainly due to the pollution of the [[Kanh River|Kanh river]]. | |||
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For the past few years efforts are being done to revive the dying river by the means of projects.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cleaning of Saraswati river|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Khan-river-clean-up-on-course-Commissioner/articleshow/48784028.cms|accessdate=4 April 2016|agency=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ensure Waste not dumped|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/indore/ensure-waste-is-not-dumped-into-kahn-saraswati-rivers-ngt-s-judicial-member/story-4hw7DANCWwZns6zGnYKZ4L.html|accessdate=4 April 2016|agency=Hindustan Times}}</ref> | For the past few years efforts are being done to revive the dying river by the means of projects.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cleaning of Saraswati river|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Khan-river-clean-up-on-course-Commissioner/articleshow/48784028.cms|accessdate=4 April 2016|agency=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ensure Waste not dumped|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/indore/ensure-waste-is-not-dumped-into-kahn-saraswati-rivers-ngt-s-judicial-member/story-4hw7DANCWwZns6zGnYKZ4L.html|accessdate=4 April 2016|agency=Hindustan Times}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology == | |||
''Sárasvatī'' (cognate:''Saraswati'') is the feminine nominative singular form of the adjective ''sárasvat'' (which occurs in the [[Rigveda]]<ref>e.g. 7.96.4, 10.66.5</ref> as the name of the keeper of the [[celestial waters]]), derived from ‘sáras’ + ‘vat’, meaning ‘having sáras-’. Sanskrit ''sáras-'' means ‘lake, pond’ (cf. the derivative ''sārasa-'' ‘lake bird = [[Sarus crane]]’). [[Manfred Mayrhofer|Mayrhofer]] considers unlikely a connection with the root *''sar-'' ‘run, flow’ but does agree that it could have been a river that connected many lakes due to its abundant volumes of water-flow.<ref>Mayrhofer, ''[[EWAia]]'', s.v. Saraswatī as a common noun in Classical Sanskrit means a region abounding in pools and lakes, the river of that name, or any river, especially a holy one. Like its cognates [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''hêl, heledd'' ‘river meadow’ and Greek {{lang|grc|ἕλος}} (''hélos'') ‘swamp’; the root is otherwise often connected with rivers (also in river names, such as [[Sarju|Sarayu]] or [[Susartu]]); the suggestion has been revived in the connection of an "[[out of India]]" argument, [http://www.omilosmeleton.gr/english/documents/RVpH.pdf N. Kazanas, "Rig-Veda is pre-Harappan"], p. 9.</ref> | |||
''Sarasvatī'' may be a cognate of Avestan ''Harax<sup>v</sup>atī'', perhaps.<ref>by Lommel (1927); Lommel, Herman (1927), ''Die Yašts des Awesta'', Göttingen-Leipzig: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/JC Hinrichs</ref> In the younger Avesta, ''Harax<sup>v</sup>atī'' is [[Arachosia]], a region described to be rich in rivers, and its [[Old Persian]] cognate ''Harauvati''. | |||
It may be named after the holy [[Sarasvati River|Sarasvati river]] mentioned in the [[Rigveda]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[List of rivers by length]] | * [[List of rivers by length]] | ||
* [[List of rivers of India]] | * [[List of rivers of India]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{coord missing|Madhya Pradesh}} | {{coord missing|Madhya Pradesh}} | ||
[[Category:Geography of Indore]] | [[Category:Geography of Indore]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers of Madhya Pradesh]] | [[Category:Rivers of Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
{{India-river-stub}} | {{India-river-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 06:40, 2 May 2023
Saraswati river (IAST: Sáraswatī-nadī́) is a river flowing through Indore, the commercial capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It doesn't contain freshwater but instead has become polluted[1] mainly due to the pollution of the Kanh river.
| Saraswati River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| City | Indore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Indore, India |
| Mouth | Kshipra river |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Kanh river |
For the past few years efforts are being done to revive the dying river by the means of projects.[2][3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Sárasvatī (cognate:Saraswati) is the feminine nominative singular form of the adjective sárasvat (which occurs in the Rigveda[4] as the name of the keeper of the celestial waters), derived from ‘sáras’ + ‘vat’, meaning ‘having sáras-’. Sanskrit sáras- means ‘lake, pond’ (cf. the derivative sārasa- ‘lake bird = Sarus crane’). Mayrhofer considers unlikely a connection with the root *sar- ‘run, flow’ but does agree that it could have been a river that connected many lakes due to its abundant volumes of water-flow.[5]
Sarasvatī may be a cognate of Avestan Haraxvatī, perhaps.[6] In the younger Avesta, Haraxvatī is Arachosia, a region described to be rich in rivers, and its Old Persian cognate Harauvati.
It may be named after the holy Sarasvati river mentioned in the Rigveda.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jha, Bagish (4 January 2013). "Polluted Saraswati river". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Cleaning of Saraswati river". Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ensure Waste not dumped". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ e.g. 7.96.4, 10.66.5
- ↑ Mayrhofer, EWAia, s.v. Saraswatī as a common noun in Classical Sanskrit means a region abounding in pools and lakes, the river of that name, or any river, especially a holy one. Like its cognates Welsh hêl, heledd ‘river meadow’ and Greek ἕλος (hélos) ‘swamp’; the root is otherwise often connected with rivers (also in river names, such as Sarayu or Susartu); the suggestion has been revived in the connection of an "out of India" argument, N. Kazanas, "Rig-Veda is pre-Harappan", p. 9.
- ↑ by Lommel (1927); Lommel, Herman (1927), Die Yašts des Awesta, Göttingen-Leipzig: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/JC Hinrichs