Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c14.5
Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c14.5
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(i) as described in the Kûrma-vibhâga of the Brihat Samhitâ on the authority of the Parâsara-tantra which has been quoted by Utpala in his commentary on the Brihat Samhitâ. (Vizianagram Sanskrit Series, Benares). This Nava-khanda (नव-खण्ड) (or nine divisions) of India has also been stated in detail in the Mârkandeya Purâna, Chap. LVIII. (ii) as described in Chinese records (the five Indies, N., W., Central, E., and S.). This system differs very little from that stated in the (iii) Kâvya-Mîmâmsâ (p. 93) :
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- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Kāvyamīmāṃsā — Rājaśekhara, Sanskrit
- Parāśaratantra — Parāśara, Sanskrit