The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c24.32

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General descriptions such as this are followed by lists, more or less detailed, of the rivers which flow from the Himālayas and the seven great ranges, and of the tribes inhabiting the various regions. As in all early geography, the district is known by the plural of the tribal name. Similar lists are found also in the Mahābhārata and elsewhere. This extensive geographical literature gives a remarkably full account of the whole sub-continent.