[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Greek](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr) › [Hellenistic (323–31 BCE)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic) › [Ἰνδικά](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes) › 17 # Ἰνδικά 17: Antigonus Hist. Mirab. c. 147 (c. 142 Westerm.) Ἰνδικά 17 - **Language:** Ancient Greek ### [17](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes.17) Μεγασθένην δὲ τὸν τὰ Ἰνδικὴν θαλάττῃ δένδρεα φύεσθαι (sc. Καλλίμαχός φησιν). > Megasthenes, the author of the Indika, mentions that trees grow in the Indian Sea. > — John Watson McCrindle 1877, Ancient India as Described by Megasthenês and Arrian - [Previous: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes.16) - [Next: 18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes.18.1) ## Translations (2) - [Ancient India as Described by Megasthenês and Arrian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes~en-mccrindle.19) — John Watson McCrindle 1877, English - [Latin translation (Müller)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes*fhg~la-muller.17) — Karl Müller, Latin --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes.17](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.megasthenes.17) · Pramāṇa