Sindhu MEANS RIVER GOING: The Indus River (Urdu: Sindh سندھ; Sindhi: سنڌو Sindhu, Hindi and Sanskrit: सिन्धु Sindhu; Persian: Hindu حندو; Pashto: آباسن Abasin "Father of Rivers"; Tibetan: Sengge Chu "Lion River"; Chinese: 印度 Yindu; Greek: Ινδός Indos) is the longest river and most important of Pakistan and one of the most prominent rivers of the Indian subcontinent. The toponym "India" is derived from the name of the river.