Vitasta
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Vitasta is the ancient Sanskrit name for the Jhelum River, a historically significant river of the Kashmir region frequently mentioned in Vedic and classical Indian texts.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydronym
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Jhelum River ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nilmata Purana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu scriptures
ⓘ
surface form:
Vedic literature
ancient Indian geography ⓘ classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| connectedToDeity | river goddess in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| describedBy | classical Indian geographers ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Chenab River
ⓘ
surface form:
Chenab River (via Jhelum River)
|
| flowsThrough | Kashmir Valley ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Vitasta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vetasta
|
| hasCulturalRole | pilgrimage river in Kashmir ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTextReference | Nilmata Purana ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | Kashmiri religious traditions ⓘ |
| hasSourceRegion | Himalayas ⓘ |
| historicalNameType | Sanskrit hydronym ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important river of ancient Kashmir ⓘ |
| isIdentifiedWith | Hydaspes of Greek sources ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir region
|
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Vedas ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River system
|
| referencedAs | one of the major rivers of ancient Aryavarta ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | sacred river in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Vetasta