Mahuar River
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Mahuar (महुवर) is a river, also locally known as Samoha River, is a tributary of Sindh River. Its ancient name was Madhumat River.
Variants
- Mahuvar महुवार दे. Madhumat मधुमत् (AS, p.728)
- Madhumat River मधुमत् , म.प्र., (AS,p.707)
- Mahuar river (महुवर)
- Madhumat (मधुमत) (Panini)
- Samoha River
- Mahuar Dam (महुवर डैम)
Origin
Course
Mahuar River (with its main tributary the Paroch Nadi) which arises in Pichhor Tehsil, flows from south to north, enters Karera Tehsil at the village of Bardi, crosses Narwar Tehsil and enters the Sind just northeast (downstream) of Senhra Khurd.[1]
Mahuar River passes through Karera Wildlife Sanctuary located in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh.
At Shateshwar Mahadev Temple (Datia) (Mahuar River meets with Sindh River from south.
Mention by Panini
V. S. Agrawala[2] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Madhumat, under Kachchhadi (कच्छादि) (IV.2.133) (शैषिक अण्। काच्छ:)[3] and Sindhvadi (सिन्ध्वादि) (IV.3.93) (सोअस्याभिजन:,अण्। सैन्धव:)[4].
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Mahowar (महोवर) (Jat clan) → 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.
Visit by Author
Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 16.12.1999.
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. [5]
External links
References
- ↑ District Groundwater Booklet: Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Central Ground Water Board: North Central Region, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. 2013.
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.50
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.497
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.498
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.707
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