Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s3.46
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s3.46
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2. Varaṇāvavatī—known from the Atharvaveda; identified by Ludwig with the Ganges.
3. Sadānīrā—same as the Karatoyā according to the lexicons; but mentioned in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa as the boundary between the lands of the Kośalas and the Videhas; may be any of the rivers now called Ghogra, Rāptī and Gaṇḍak.
4. Sudāman—known from the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.⁹⁸