Name of some Indian rivers (etymological meanings and myths).--(Part -1)
Name of some Indian rivers (etymological meaning and myths).--(Part -1) (The Sanskrit words written in italics can be found in the Sanskrit English Lexicon by Sir Monier Willams in the link <http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/>) Upanishad has cited: As the rivers flowing with joys set in the sea, giving up the names and forms (identities) So the learned ones reach the supreme divine soul leaving behind their identities. (यथा नद्यः स्यन्दमानाः समुद्रेऽ स्तं गच्छन्ति नामरूपेविहाय । तथा विद्वान् नामरूपाद्विमुक्तः परात्परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम् ॥ yatha nadyahH syandamanaaH samudreH astang gachhati naamarUpevihaaya. tathaa vidvaan naamrUpadvmuktaH parattparang puruShamupati divyam.) Meaning of nadI---- River. nadI --- nad + I . nad---- to sound joyously. I = Energy or shakti. Also, ' i ' means 'flow or motion' . Thus nadI or river means the one who is expressing or roaring the sound of joy and flowing. nad...