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48 Bítúrashít, at the city of Kandahár, which is Waihind. After that, there comes from the west the river of Tibet, called the Jhailam. It and the waters of the Chandrá all combine about fifty miles above Jharáwar, and the stream flows to the west of Múltán. The Bíah joins it from the east. It also receives the waters of the Iráwa (Ráví). Then the river Kaj falls into it after separating from the river Kúj, which flows from the hills of Bhátal. They all combine with the Satlader (Sutlej) below Múltán, at a place called Panjnad, or “the junction of the five rivers.” They form a very wide stream, which, at the time it attains its extreme breadth, extends ten parasangs, submerging trees of the forest, and leaving its spoils upon the trees like nests of birds. This stream, after passing Audar, in the middle of Sind bears the name of Mihrán, and flows