From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 31337
Date: 2004-03-02
> I can easily explain why the long dead river must be identified withWe've had this discussion several times in the history of Cybalist.
> Sarasvati. I am looking at the map of the Greater Indus region Fig
> 3.1 from Possehl's "Indus Age the Beginning," and reading the RV
> (10.75.5)
>
> "Favour ye this my laud, O Ganga, Yamuna, O Sutudri, Parusni,
> Sarasvati; With Askini, Vitasta, O Marudvrdha, O Arijikya with Susoma
> hear my call." Translation by Griffith (1890?)
>
> The dried river system falls right near Ganga, Yamuna, Sutlaj
> (Sututri), and Parusni (Ravi). Possehl being a rational man has no
> choice but to name them as such including the "mythical" Sarasvati.
> He writes, (p. 36) "but the rivers of Punjab were in different places,
> and there apparently was a river system of some size that is now dry.
> This is called the Ghaggar-Hakra today, but in ancient times it was
> the Sarasvati."
>
> If there is any confusion, its only in the minds of the
> IE linguists.