Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c7.s1.14

c7.s1.14

4. Mk abc—बाहुदा सदृषद्वती, d—बहुदा च दृषद्वती; Vy, Bmd, Krm, Mts—बाहुदा च दृषद्वती; Krm b (v. l.) Vy e (v. l.)—बहुदा च दृषद्वती; Vmn—बाहुदा सा दृषद्वती. The Bāhudā has been identified by some with the Dhavalā (modern Dhumela or Burhī-Rāptī), a tributary of the Rāptī, and by others with the Rāmgangā that joins the Ganges near Kanauj. The river Dṛṣadvatī is usually identified with the Citang, Citrang or Cautang which runs parallel to the Sarasvatī; but some writers prefer its identification with the ¹कौशिकी च तृतीया तु² निश्चीरा गण्डकी तथा³ । इक्षुलौहित्य इत्येता⁴