वितस्ता

{ vitastā }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

VITASTĀ   A river famous in the Purāṇas. Mention is made about this river in Ṛgveda. Important rivers mentioned in Ṛgveda are, Kubhā, Sindhu, Suvāstu Vitastā, Asiknī, Paruṣṇī, Śatadrū, Sarasvatī and Yamunā. These rivers were more important than the Ganges in those days. Mention is made about the Ganges only once in Ṛgveda. Perhaps the Āryans were not acquainted with the Gangetic basin in those days. The region from the rivers Kubhā to Yamunā was Āryadeśa (the country of the Āryans). The information about this river Vitastā given in [Mahābhārata] is given below:--
(i) The river Vitastā is the same river as Jhelum in Kashmir. The deity (goddess) of this river stays in the palace of Varuṇa and praises him. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 19] .
(ii) By worshipping the Devatās and the Manes after taking bath in this river, one could obtain the fruits of performing the sacrifice Vājapeya. In Kashmir, Takṣaka the King of the Nāgas has a famous palace known as Vitasta. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 82, Stanza 39] .
(iii) Once four hundred horses with black ears, owned by Brahmins were caught in the current of this river and carried away. [M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 119, Stanza 8] .
(iv) If anybody bathes in the waves of the river Vitastā, with vow and fasts, for seven days he would become as pure as a hermit. [M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 7] .
(v) Once Pārvatī made a speech before Śiva on the duties of women, after receiving advice from rivers. The river Vitastā was one of the rivers which advised Pārvatī. [M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 146, Stanza 18] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : झेलम

मराठी (Marathi) WN

See : झेलम

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वि-तस्ता  f.  a f. See below

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वि तस्ता

वि-तस्ता  n.  b f. N. of a river in the Panjāb (now called Jhelum or Bitasta or Bihat = the Hydaspes or Bidaspes [Ptolemy] of the Greeks; it rises in Kaśmīr; cf. पञ्च-नद), [RV.]; [MBh.] &c. ( -त्व n., [Rājat.])

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वि तस्ता

वि-तस्ति   = (in त्रि-वितस्त॑ q.v.)

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वि तस्ति

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वितस्ता [vitastā]  N. N. of a river in the Punjab called Hydaspes by the Greeks and now called Jhelum or Betustā.

Shabda-Sagara

वितस्ता  f.  ( -स्ता) Name of a river in the Punjāb, known to the Greeks as the Hydaspes and now called the Jhelum.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

noun  भारतस्य काश्मिरप्रान्ते वर्तमाना एका प्रमुखा नदी।   Ex. वितस्ता पञ्जाबकाश्मिरादिषु प्रवहति।

ONTOLOGY:

शारीरिक कार्य (Physical) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

झेलम

Wordnet:

ben জেলাম

guj ઝેલમ

hin झेलम

kan ಜೇಲ್ಮಾ ನದಿ

kas وٮ۪تھ , جٔہلِم

kok झेलम

mal ഝലം

mar झेलम

ori ଝେଲମ

pan ਜੇਹਲਮ

tam சீலம் நதி

tel జేలంనది

urd جھیلم , جھیلم ندی , وِتَستا , جیہلم , وِتَستاندی