The Geography of the Puranas c10.77

c10.77

(ii) 'Inaccessible' means 'difficult of access' wholly, on account of a vast or deep expanse of water surrounding the region or partly on account of water and partly on account of other natural obstacles (e.g., thick forests, high mountains, swamps or deserts). For example, the Makran coast is 'inaccessible' to the rest of India since it is surrounded on one side by a sea, on another side by the water of the Indus and on the remaining sides by barren hills or sandy plains. Again, the land beyond the lower Brahmaputra is 'difficult of access', since its broad and deep valley separates the eastern region from the rest of India.