varavatya ek prachin nadi ka nam hai, jisaka ullekh mahabharat, sabhaparv mean hua hai-
'sarayoorvaravatyath laangali ch saridvara, karatoya tathatreyi lauhityashch mahanadah.'[1]
- prasanganusar, varanvati vartaman rapti jan p dati hai. rapti ko samanyatah 'iravati' ka apabhransh kaha jata hai. sanbhav hai ki isaka shuddh nam 'varavatya' ya 'varavati' hi ho.[2]
tika tippani aur sandarbh
- ↑ mahabharat, sabhaparv 10, 12
- ↑ aitihasik sthanavali |lekhak: vijayendr kumar mathur |prakashak: rajasthan hindi granth akadami, jayapur |sankalan: bharatakosh pustakalay |prishth sankhya: 844 |