Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s6.4

c7.s6.4

I. Pūrva-deśa lying beyond (i.e. to the east of) Vārāṇasī: 1. janapadas—Aṅga, Kaliṅga, Kośala, Tośala, Utkala, Magadha, Mudgara, Videha, Nepāla, Puṇḍra, Prāgjyotiṣa, Tāmraliptaka, Malada (or Malajada), Mallavarttaka, Suhma, Brahmottara, etc. ; 2. mountains—Bṛhadgṛha, Lohita-giri, Cakora, Dardura, Nepāla, Kāmarūpa, etc. ; 3. rivers—Śoṇa, Lauhitya, Gaṅgā, Karatoyā, Kapiśā, etc. ; 4. products—lavalī, granthiparṇaka, aguru, drākṣā, kastūrikā, etc. It may be noted that Kaliṅga and Kośala (North or South) have been placed in the Eastern and not in the Southern or Central Division and that Prāgjyotiṣa has been likewise placed in the Eastern Division and not the Northern. Kāmarūpa, another name of Prāgjyotiṣa, has been mentioned as that of a mountain.