Γεωγραφικα 15.1.27

15.1.27

ἦν δὲ μετὰ τὸν Κώφην ὁ Ἰνδός, εἶθʼ ὁ Ὑδάσπης, εἶθʼ ὁ Ἀκεσίνης καὶ ὁ Ὑάρωτις, ὕστατος δʼ ὁ Ὕπανις. περαιτέρω γὰρ προελθεῖν ἐκωλύθη, τοῦτο μὲν μαντείοις τισὶ προσέχων τοῦτο δʼ ὑπὸ τῆς στρατιᾶς ἀπηγορευκυίας ἤδη πρὸς τοὺς πόνους ἀναγκασθείς· μάλιστα δʼ ἐκ τῶν ὑδάτων ἔκαμνον συνεχῶς ὑόμενοι. ταῦτʼ οὖν ἐγένετο γνώριμα ἡμῖν τῶν ἑωθινῶν τῆς Ἰνδικῆς μερῶν, ὅσα ἐντὸς τοῦ Ὑπάνιος, καὶ εἴ τινα προσιστόρησαν οἱ μετʼ ἐκεῖνον περαιτέρω τοῦ Ὑπάνιος προελθόντες μέχρι τοῦ Γάγγου καὶ Παλιβόθρων. μετὰ μὲν οὖν τὸν Κώφην ὁ Ἰνδὸς ῥεῖ· τὰ δὲ μεταξὺ τούτων τῶν δυεῖν ποταμῶν ἔχουσιν Ἀστακηνοί τε καὶ Μασιανοὶ καὶ Νυσαῖοι καὶ Ὑπάσιοι· εἶθʼ ἡ Ἀσσακανοῦ, ὅπου Μασόγα πόλις, τὸ βασίλειον τῆς χώρας. ἤδη δὲ πρὸς τῷ Ἰνδῷ πάλιν ἄλλη πόλις Πευκολαῖτις, πρὸς ᾗ ζεῦγμα γενηθὲν ἐπεραίωσε τὴν στρατιάν.

Next to the Cophes was the Indus, then the Hydaspes, the Acesines, the Hyarotis, and last, the Hypanis. He was prevented from proceeding farther, partly from regard to some oracles, and partly compelled by his army, which was exhausted by toil and fatigue, but whose principal distress arose from their constant exposure to rain. Hence we became acquainted with the eastern parts of India on this side the Hypanis, and whatever parts besides which have been described by those who, after Alexander, advanced beyond the Hypanis to the Ganges and Palibothra.
After the river Cophes, follows the Indus. The country lying between these two rivers is occupied by Astaceni, Masiani, Nysaei, and Hypasii. Next is the territory of Assacanus, where is the city Masoga (Massaga?), the royal residence of the country. Near the Indus is another city, Peucolaïtis. At this place a bridge which was constructed afforded a passage for the army.