Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s1.16

c8.s1.16

50. Beyond Barygaza the adjoining coast extends in a straight line from north to south ; and so this region is called Dachinabades (Dakṣiṇāpatha, Prakrit Dakkhiṇābadha), for dachanos (dakṣiṇa, Prakrit dakkhiṇa) in the language of the natives means ‘south’. The inland country back from the coast toward the east comprises many desert regions and great mountains ; and all kinds of wild beasts—leopards, tigers, elephants, enormous serpents, hyenas, and baboons of many sorts ; and many populous nations, as far as the Ganges.