Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c9.15

c9.15

Berar, territory 80-81 Bere, city 136 Berhampore, locality in the Ganjam District 88 Berhampore, locality in the Murshidabad District 152 Bes, same as Besali, ancient Vidiśā, river 85 Besatae, same as Vasāti, people 119 Beseidai (Vasāti), people 140 Besnagar, ancient Vidiśā, city 81-82, 85 Besulā, ancient Vedasmṛti, river 85 Besynga, modern Bassein, mart 138 Besynga, river 138-39 Besyngeitai, people of Bassein 138, 140 Betik, see Fa-ti, territory 151n Bettia, see Bihat, territory 155 Bettigo (Bittigo), same as the Malaya range 125, 127, 132 Bettigoi, people 132 Betwa, ancient Vetravatī, river 85-86, 164n Bhadra, country 101 Bhadra, people of the central region 91 and n, 92n Bhadra, people of the southern region 94 and n Bhadrā, river 87 Bhadragaura, people 92 Bhadrakālī, goddess and the region around her temple 108 Bhadrakāra, v.l. Madrakāra, branch of the Sālva people 72, 106 Bhadrākara-dvīpa, territory 40n Bhadrāri, people 91 Bhadrāśva, varṣa (division) of the Jambu-dvīpa to the east of Mt. Meru, called Pūrva-Videha by the Buddhists ; 40-42, 45-46, 48-49, 52, 102 ; called Pūrva-Gandhika 105n Bhadrāvatī, see Bardaotis, locality 133 Bhadrilapura, chief city of Malaya 99 Bhāgalpur, city and district 152