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³ Sir Henry Elliot misreads Tamraz for Al Birúni's Arabic form of Narmada. He says: It comes from the city of Tamraz and the eastern hills; it has a south-easterly course till it falls into the sea near Bahrúch about 60 yojanas to the east of Somnath. The literal translation of the text of Al Birúni (see Sachau's Al Birúni's India, 130) is that given above. It is hard to believe that the accurate Al Birúni while in one place (see Sachau's Text, 99) giving the name of the Narbada faultlessly, should in another place fall into the error of tracing it from Tirwis a city of Central Asia. A comparison of Elliot's version with the text sets the difficulty at rest. Compare Sir Henry Elliot's History of India, I. 49 and note 3 ditto and Sachau's Arabic Text of Al Birúni, 130 chapter 25.