The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.84

c6.s1.84

Andhela—The river Andha, the Andomatis of Arrian; same as Chândan. Aṅkola—A place of pilgrimage in the Baroach district, Bombay Presidency (*Matsya P.*, ch. 190). Anurâdhâpur—Anurâdhapura, the ancient capital of Ceylon. Aornos—Varuṇapura (*Râmâyaṇa*, Uttara, ch. 23) in Baktriana (McCrindle’s *Invasion of India by Alexander the Great*, p. 39). Arabia—1. Baṇâyu, but the identification is doubtful. 2. Araba. Arabutt—Orobatis of Alexander’s historians, on the left bank of the Landai near Naoshera, west of Peukelaotis. Arakan—Karkoṭakanagara. Arâura—Sobhâvatinagara, in the Nepalese Terai, the birth-place of Buddha Kaṇakamuni. Arâvali—1. Arbuda-parvata. 2. Âdarsâvali, in Rajputana, its branches terminate at the north of Delhi. The Aravali range was included in Pâripâtra or Pârijâtra. Arcot—Shadâraṇya. Argesan—The river—1. Mahatnu. 2. Mehatnu of the *Ṛig-Veda* in Afghanistan, which joins the Gomatî or Gomal river. Armenia—Râmaṇiyaka-dvîpa of the *Mbh.*, (Âdi, ch. 26); see my Rasâtala in the *I.H.Q.*, vols. I & II. Arrah—Ârâmanagara, in the district of Shahabad in Bihar. Aruṇâ—One of the seven Kosis; it still retains its old name. Âsergar—1. Âser. 2. Âsvathamâ-giri, 11 miles north of Burhanpur in the Central Provinces, mentioned in the *Pṛithvirâj Râso*. Aṣṭâbakra Nadî—The river Samaṅga, a small river which flows by the side of Raila, ten miles from Hardwar. Assam—Kâmarupa; its capital was Prâgjyotishapura. Assia Range—Chatush-pîṭha Parvata, in the district of Kaṭak in Orissa. Udayagiri is a spur of this range, five miles from Bhuvaneśvara, containing many Buddhist sculptures of a very ancient date. The Khaṇḍa-giri is a part of this range, it is four miles north-west of Bhuvaneśvara. The Udayagiri contains a noor or palace of Râjâ Lalâṭendu Kesari, inhabited by his Râṇî. Assyria—Sâlmala-dvîpa or Chaldia. Atral—The river Âtreyî, in the district of Dinajpur in Bengal. Atrek—1. The river Hiraṇya of the Mahâbhârata. 2. The Hâṭaka of the Purâṇas. 3. The Sarnium of the classical Greeks, in Śâkadvîpa or Scythia (Turkestan); it falls into the Caspian Sea; it divided Hyrcania, the country of the Daityas and Dânavas from the Trans-Caspian District, the country of the Suparṇas or Garuḍas. Aumi—It has been identified by Cunningham with the river Anomâ (Anamala) in the district of Gorakhpur, which was crossed by Buddha, after he left his father’s palace, at a place now called Chanḍaoli on the eastern bank of the river, whence Chhandaka returned with Buddha’s horse Kaṇṭhaka to Kapilavastu. But Führer identifies the river Anomâ with the Kuḍâwâ Nadî in the Basti district in Oudh. Aurangabad—1. Janasthâna of the *Râmâyaṇa*. 2. Kharki of the Muhammadan historians. Aundha—Dârukâvana, 25 miles north-east of Parbhani in Nizam’s territory, containing one of the twelve Jyotirliṅgas. Aurangabad Hills—Prasravaṇagiri, situated on the bank of the Godâvarî, graphically described by Bhavabhûti in the *Uttara-Râmacharita*. In one of the peaks of the hills dwelt Jaṭâyu of the *Râmâyaṇa*. Avani—Âvantika-kshetra, a sacred place in the Kolâr district in Mysore. Ayuk-Nadî—The Apagâ river, to the west of the Râvi in the Punjab.