Abridged Amarakośa 2.5

2.5

2:5
deśaḥ prādakṣiṇaḥ prācya udīcyaḥ paścimottaraḥ|
āryāvartaḥ puṇyabhūmiḥ madhyaṃ vindhyahimālayoḥ ||

2:5 / to the south-east is the eastern [country], that to the north-west is the northern [country]. / Āryāvarta is the holy land between the Vindhya and the Himālaya [mountains].