The Geography of the Puranas c11.s2.19

c11.s2.19

ii. A region adjoining the Hingol valley is that of the Parikan river. Herodotus calls the inhabitants of this region as the Parikanoi. Parikanoi is a Greek transcript of the Persian form of Parikan, the plural of the Sanskrit Parva-ka or in other words the Ba-rohi or men of the hills. The Purāṇas appear to designate this janapada by the name Pallava (Pahlava or Palnava in some Purāṇas).