Question

meaning of pentapotamia

Answer 1

Answer:

Punjab thus means "The Land of Five Waters", referring to the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Sutlej being the largest. The Greeks referred to the region as Pentapotamia

Answer 2

Answer:

The Puranas called Punjab Panchanada and Pentapotamia, which means "inland delta of five converging rivers" were given to it by the Greeks. The city was given the name Punjab by Central Asian Turkic conquerors of India, which was popularized by the Turco-Mongol Mughals. Five rivers run through Punjab: Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Jhelum. Punjab was known as Panchanada throughout the Mahabharata and Ramayana periods, a Sanskrit title that meant "Land of Five Rivers," which was eventually translated to Punjab in Persian.

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