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Tattvārthasūtra
archway in the west. River Rohitāsyā proceeds from its archway in the north. River Rohita rises from lake Mahāpadma and flows through its archway in the south. That which flows from its archway in the north is river Harikāntā. That which rises from lake Tigińcha and flows through its southern outlet is river Harita. That which flows through its northern outlet is river Sītodā. That which rises from lake Kesarī and flows through its southern archway is river Sītā. That which flows through its northern archway is river Narakāntā. That which rises from lake Mahāpundarīka and flows through its southern archway is river Nārī. That which flows through its northern archway is river Rūpyakūlā. That which rises from lake Pundarīka and flows through its southern archway is river Suvarnakūlā. That which flows through its eastern archway is river Raktā. And that which flows through its western archway is river Raktodā.
Their tributaries are enumerated in the next sūtra.
चतुर्दशनदीसहस्रपरिवृता गंगासिन्ध्वादयो नद्यः ॥२३॥
गंगा-सिन्धु आदि नदियों के युगल चौदह-चौदह हजार सहायक नदियों से घिरे हुए हैं।
The rivers Gangā, Sindhu, etc., have 14,000 tributaries.
Why should "Gangā, Sindhu, etc.,' be mentioned in the sūtra? It is to include these rivers. But are these rivers, the subject of description. not naturally included? It should not be considered so. The sūtra has reference only to the immediately preceding rule or exception. According to this principle this would include only the western rivers. The term 'Gangā, etc.,' would include only the eastern rivers. Hence 'Gangā, Sindhu, etc.,' is used to include both. The word 'nadi’-riveris used in the sūtra to associate this number with ‘dviguņadviguņāḥ'.
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