Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s4.3

c8.s4.3

The country of Sindh (Sindhu) lies to the west of Kanoj. In marching from our country to Sindh, we start from the country of Nimroz, i.e. the country of Sijistan (Sakastān, Seistān), whilst marching to Hind or India proper we start from the side of Kābul. This, however, is not the only possible road. You may march into India from all sides, supposing that you can remove the obstacles in the way. In the mountains which form the frontier of India towards the west, there are tribes of the Hindus, or of people near akin to them—rebellious savage races—which extend as far as the farthermost frontiers of the Hindu race.