Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c17.7
Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c17.7
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Drâvida, capital Kânchipura, 627. Drona, a measure, used for the division of Buddha's relics, 505. *Drishadwati river, the southern boundary of Kurukshetra, or Brahmavarta, 382. Dron-Sagar, at Ujain in Rohilkhand, the ancient Govisano, 411. *Elâpura, or Elâwar, identified with Erâwal or Verâwal, or the ancient Pattan, or Pattan Somnath, 365 (Read notes on Mahârâshtra). Embolima, or Ekbolima, 65, 66; identified with Ohind, 75; 77. *Erannoboas, or Hiranyabâha river, the present Sôn, 519. Eratosthenes. Size and shape of India, 2. *Fa-la-na, or Banu, 45, 97; the Po-na of Fa-Hian, 97. *Five Divisions of India, according to the Purânas, 8; according to the Chinese, 11. *Fo-li-shi-sa-tang na, or Ortospana, 40. *Fo-lu-sha, or Parashâwar, 54, 90. Gabhastimat. One of nine divisions of India, 8. *Gândhâra, or Parashâwar, 54, 90; the Gandaritis of Strabo, Gandaræ of Ptolemy, and Kien-to-lo of Chir.ese, 54; its boundaries, 55. *Gandharva. One of nine divisions of India, 8 Appendix I. *Gangâdwâra, or Haridwâra, 405. Ganges, called Mahâbhadrâ, 406; the Hyparchos of Ktesias, and Hypobarus of Pliny, 406; formerly ran past Kanoj, 435. *Ganjam, in east India, 587. *Garjapatipura or Ghâzipur, 502. *Gayâ, Baudda, in Magadha, 521; Brahma, the present city of Gaya, 524. *Ghazni, the Chinese Hosina, capital of south Arachosia, 45; modern fortress, 48;