Re: [tied] This Saravati Business

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 18587
Date: 2003-02-08

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Subject: Re: [tied] This Saravati Business


> A river name in ancient India parallel to Saras+vatii is> D.r.sad+vatii probably referring to a river flowing through a rocky region. There are other river names with the suffix -vatii as well.

Including the brackish River Lavanavati (lavan.a-vati: 'full of salt' = modern Luni), also of some interest to the Sarasvati-seekers.

Piotr