Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.609

c6.609

Pimpramā.—It was the stronghold of the Adraistai who lived on the eastern side of the Rāvi (Hydraotes). Some have identified the Adrijas with the Adraistai of the Greeks. The Adraistai or Adhrṣṭas are said to have bowed down before Alexander’s army (*C.H.I.*, I, p. 371 and n. 2).