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Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s2.t1.93

Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s2.t1.93

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Dosara (Tosali) ... 142° 30', 22° 30'
78. And on the river farther west : Kartinaga or Kartinata ... 146°, 23° Kartasina or Kartasynar ... 146°, 21° 40'
79. Under the Maisolai, the Salakenoi (Śālaṅkāyana) towards the Oroudian or Arouraian mountains with these cities : Benagouran (Bengaouron=Veṅgipura near Elūru) ... 140°, 20° 15' Kastra ... 138°, 19° 30' Magaris ... 137° 30', 18° 20'
80. Towards the Ganges river, the Sabarai (Śabara), in whose country the diamond is found in great abundance ; their towns are : Tasopion ... 140° 30', 22° Karikardama ... 141°, 20° 15'
81. All the country about the mouths of the Ganges is occupied by the Gangaridai (Vaṅga) with this city : Gange (Gaṅgā), the royal residence ... 146° 19', 15'
82. In the parts of Ariake which still remain to be described are the following inland cities and villages : to the west of the Benda, these cities— Malippala ... 119° 30', 20° 15' Sarisabis ... 119° 30', 20° Tagara (modern Ter in the Osmanabad District) 118°, 19° 20' Baithana (Pratiṣṭhāna, modern Paithan in the Aurangabad District) the royal seat of Siro-Ptolemaios (the Śātavāhana king Śri-Plumāvi) ... 117°, 18° 30' Deopalli or Deopala (Devapallī) ... 115° 40', 17° 50' Gamaliba or Gabaliba ... 115° 15', 17° 20' Omenogara ... 114°, 16° 20'
83. Between the Benda and Pseudostomos : Nagagoura, Nagarouris or Nagarouraris ... 120°, 20° 15' Tabaso ... 121° 30', 20° 40' Inde ... 123°, 20° 45' Tiripangalida ... 121° 15', 19° 40' Hippokoura (in the Kolhapur region), the royal seat of Balekouros (Vilivāyakura) ... 119° 45', 19° 10' Soubouttou ... 120° 15', 19° 10' Sirimalaga ... 119° 20', 18° 30'