The rivers of the Sapta Sindhu (land of seven rivers) region in the Rigveda have specific ancient names: Vitasta (Jhelum), Askini (Chenab), Parushni (Ravi), Vipasa (Beas), Shutudri (Sutlej), Sindhu (Indus), and Sarasvati (a lost river, possibly Ghaggar-Hakra).
The river Chenab was known in the Vedic period by the name of
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