( The 's' in this name is pronounced like 's' in 'sun' and the consonant 'y' like 'y' in 'you'.)
Sahya is one of the importaint mountains in India. From this mount, the river Krishna originates.
The Indian mythology names eight ( some say seven ) such prime mountains which were believed to bear the earth's weight ( i.e. hold it together). They were
Occasionally, many hills and mountains were mentioned in the epic . Some of them are - Paariyaathra,Sahya,Vindhya,Thrikoota,Svetha, Bhaasa, Koshthavaan, Guruskandha, Mahendra. Munjavaan and Maalyavaan are mentioned in Ashvamedha parva. Many more uccur too at many other places. But, we cannot now recognise or locate some of them with these names.