Re: "Iravati" : my opinion


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from "Sébastien Jarry" <jarry.sebastien@lemel.fr>
subject Re: "Iravati" : my opinion
date Sun, 2 Jan 2000 16:53:47 +0100 (MET)
The 2000/01/02, Robert De Loura wrote :

>I found a list of names on the web, and Iravati supposedly means 
>'the river Ravi', not that this helps me at all.
>
>It's the name of a river in northwest India.  The Sanskrit version
>of the name is apparently 'Aira_vati' which doesn't help me either. :)
>Also Hydraotes, the Ravey, or Iraoty.  Mentioned in a speech by 
Alexander
>The Great, which was also on the web.
>
>Perhaps someone else will know the significance of this river name.

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Sebastien Jarry
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