Mahuar River

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Course of Mahuar in Shivpuri district

Mahuar (महुवर) is a river, also locally known as Samoha River, is a tributary of Sindh River. It passes through Karera Wildlife Sanctuary located in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. Its ancient name was Madhumat River.

Variants

Mention by Panini

V. S. Agrawala[1] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Madhumat, under Kachchhadi (कच्छादि) (IV.2.133) (शैषिक अण्। काच्छ:)[2] and Sindhvadi (सिन्ध्वादि) (IV.3.93) (सोअस्याभिजन:,अण्। सैन्धव:)[3].


History

मधुमत् नदी

मधुमत् नदी (AS, p.707), म.प्र., के भूतपूर्व ग्वालियर रियासत में बहने वाली नदी महुवार (Mahuar River) का प्राचीन नाम है. [4]

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