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Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s3.28

Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s3.28

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c7.s3.28

1. Tāpi—now called Tāpti which rises near Multai in the Betul District, Madhya Pradesh, and flows into the Gulf of Cambay near Surat.
2. Payoṣṇi—identified with the Pain or Paingaṅgā which is a tributary of the Godāvari.
3. Nirvindhyā—modern Newuj which flows between the Betwa and the Kālisindh and falls into the Chambal.
4. Niṣadhāvati (with variant readings).
5. Veṇvā—identified with the Waingaṅgā which joins the Prāṇhitā (Praṇitā of a medieval inscription from Manthani) and falls into the Godāvari.