Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s5.18
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s5.18
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3½ lakhs, 20. Bambhanavāhaka (Brāhmaṇavāha, Bahmanâbâd)—3½ lakhs, 21. Nīlapura—21 thousands, 22. Amala or Mala—1 lakh, 23. Narendu—1¼ lakhs, 24. Atilāṅgala—1¼ lakhs, 27. Mevāḍa—1¼ lakhs, 28. Vāguri—80 thousands, 29. Gujarāta—70 thousands, 30. Pāṇḍu (cf. No. 68)—70 thousands, 31. Jahāhuti (Jejābhukti)—42 thousands, 32. Kāśmīra—68 thousands, 33. Kauṅkaṇa—63 thousands, 34. Laghu-Kauṅkaṇa—1422, 35. Sindhu—20 thousands, 36. Kaccha—1422, 37. Saurāṣṭra—55 thousands, 38. Lāḍa (Lāṭa)—21 thousands, 39. Atisindhu—10 thousands, 40. Aśvamukha—10 thousands, 41. Ekapāda—10 thousands, 42. Sūryamukha or Sūrpanakha (Sūrpāraka)—10 thousands, 43. Ekabāhu—10 thousands, 44. Sañjāyu (Sañjān)—10 thousands, 45. Śiva (Śivapura)—10 thousands, 46. Kalahayañjaya (Kālañjara)—10 thousands, 47. Liṅgodbhava—10 thousands, 48. Bhadra—10 thousands, 49. Devabhadra— 10 thousands, 50. Cāṭa (Caṭṭagrāma ?)—36 thousands, 51. Virāṭa—37 thousands, 52. Yamakoṭi—36 thousands, 53. Rāmaka (Romaka)—18 crores, 54. Tomara—1¼ lakhs, 55. Karṇāṭa—1¼ lakhs, 56. Yugala or Puṅgala—1¼ lakhs, 57. Strīrājya—5 lakhs, 58. Pulastya or Mulastya—10 lakhs, 59. Kāmboja—10 lakhs, 60. Kośala—10 lakhs, 61. Bāhlika—10 lakhs, 62. Laṅkā—36 thousands, 63. Kuru—46 thousands, 64. Kirāta—1¼ lakhs, 65. Vidarbha—5 lakhs, 66. Vardhamāna—14 thousands, 67. Simhala—10 thousands, 68. Pāṇḍu (cf. No. 30)—36 thousands, 69. Bhayānaka—1 lakh, 70. Magadha—66 thousands, 71. Pāṅgu or Pāṇḍu (cf. Nos. 30, 68)—60 thousands, 72. Varendu (Varendrī)—30 thousands, 73. Mūlasthāna—25 thousands, 74. Yavana—40 thousands, and 75. Pakṣabāhu or Yakṣabāhu—4 thousands.²⁶ Some of the names are redundant; cf. Nos. 30 and 68. It is said to have been a list of 72 names, though we have actually 75 with a few repetitions.