The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.89
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.89
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Balkh—1. Bhogavatī of the Purāṇas, a corruption of Bakhdi of the Avesta. 2. Baktra of the Greeks. 3. Pātālapurī. 4. Bali-ālaya of the Rāmāyaṇa (Uttara, ch. 23). 5. Bali-sadma of the Amarakosha. 6. Bālhīka of the Bhavishya P. (Pratisarga Parva, pt. III, ch. 2, v. 11)—all derived from the Turkish word Balikh, which means the residence of a king (Vambery's History of Bokhara, p. 11; see my Rasātala in the I. H. Q., vols. I & II). 7. Tukhāra. 8. Tushāra.
Linked texts (5)
- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Tibetan translation ('Chi med mdzod) — Classical Tibetan
- Avesta — Avestan
- Purāṇa — Sanskrit
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit