INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Parushni. Parushni is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi. The Ravi was known as Purushni or Iravati to Indians in Vedic times and as Hydraotes to the Ancient Greeks. The Rig-Veda civilization was centred on the River Saraswati which is now lost in the Deserts of Rajasthan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ravi river is known as Parushni in the Vedic corpus. It is also referred to as Iravati. It is part of the Indus river system. The river rises in the Bara Bhangal, Himachal Pradesh and drains into the Arabian sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ravi: Vedic name: Parushini; Sanskrit name: Irawati. Ravi River originates at Bara Bangal of Kangra district, and flows through Bara Bansu, Tretha, Chanota and Ulhansa. It covers a distance of 158 km in Himachal Pradesh before entering Punjab state.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ravi River was known as Purushni in the Vedic period. The River Ravi is a transboundary river that connects northwest India and East Pakistan. This is one of the six rivers of the Punjab Indus basin (Punjab means “five rivers").

Detailed explanation-5: -Rivers of Punjab: Vitástā-Identified with Jhelum. Asiknī́-Identified with Chenab. Paruṣṇī-Probably Ravi.