[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967) › c7.s2.31 # Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s2.31 Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s2.31 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.31) 9. Gandhāra—lived on both sides of the Sindhu (Sindhor=ubhayataḥ pārśve) with their capitals at Takṣaśilā near Rawalpindi (West Pakistan) and Puṣkalāvatī (modern Charasadda or Mirziyarat near Peshawar) according to the \*Rāmāyaṇa\* (vii. 113. 11 ; 114. 11). - [Previous: c7.s2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.30) - [Next: c7.s2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.32) - [Up: c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.31) · Pramāṇa