The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s3.t2.51

v1.c19.s3.t2.51

The above review of the Aryan settlements would make it clear that the period of the later Saṁhitās, Brāhmaṇas, Upanishads, and Sūtras is characterized by a spirit of adventure and expansion, and the advancing Aryans were spreading in every direction, colonizing the east, south, and north. The Gangetic Doāb was completely occupied by the Aryans and the adventurous Bharatas and Videghas led expeditions along the Yamunā, the Sarasvatī, and the Sadānīrā. Towards the east Kosala, Videha, Magadha, and Aṅga came under Aryan occupation during this period. In the north and the northwest, we come across the Uttarakurus and the Uttaramadras, Bāhlikas, Mahāvṛishas, and Mūjavants, showing the expansion along Kāshmīr and the Himālayas. Towards the south the Vindhya appears for the first time in the *Kaushītaki Upanishad* (II. 8), and the Kuntis and Vītahavyas seem to have penetrated further south, and the Narmadā and Vidarbha also were within the Aryan fold.