HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Ganges
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Sindhu
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Brahmaputra
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Saraswati
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Detailed explanation-1: -Brahmaputra rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns.
Detailed explanation-2: -Narmada river is not mentioned in Rig Veda. Rig Veda is an ancient Indian text which is a collection 1, 028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns and 10, 600 verses dedicated to deities.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most prominent river in the Rig Veda is Saraswati. The Rig Veda mentions the Saraswati river as between the Yamuna to the East and river Sutlej to the west. The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns and is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language.
Detailed explanation-4: -Note : Mahanadi, Narmada, Tapi, Periyar, Krishna are five rivers among the few rivers which are not mentioned in Rig Veda.
Detailed explanation-5: -Saraswati River in Ancient Literatures-The name ‘Saraswati’ has been used in most of the ancient literatures like Vedas, Manusmriti, Mahabharata and Puranas: 1. Vedas-There are frequent references of River Saraswati in Vedic literature (80 times more than that of River Ganges).