Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c9.336

c9.336

Sumedha, mountain to the west of the Aruṇoda lake 45 Sumerian civilization 15n Sumeru, same as Meru, mountain 31, 44, 104 Sumodaka, ruler of a part of the Puṣkara-dvīpa 48 Śunaḥśepa, son of Viśvāmitra 29 Śunāmukha, people 89 ; located in the western region 67n Śuṅga dynasty 35 Sun-god, guardian of the south-western quarter 43n Śunī, river 86 Sunnām, locality 158 Suparṇa, semi-divine beings 44 Supārśva, viṣkambha-parvata 45 Supārśva, same as the Bhadrāśva-varṣa 53 Supārśva, territory located in the eastern region 64 Suppara, same as Sūrpāraka, modern Sopara, port 115 Suppāraka Jātaka, 51 ; on voyages in the western seas 60 Suprabha, ruler of a part of the Śālmali-dvīpa 48 Supratīka, diggaja of the north-eastern quarter 43n Suprayogā, same as modern Suprayoga, river 87 Surabhīpattana, territory located in the southern region 64 Surala, people 80 Surasa, mountain to the west of the Śitoda lake 46 Suraśā, river 85 Śūrasena, also spelt Sūrasena, people and country 36n, 72, 91 and n, 97n, 99 ; located in the south 64 ; see Sambhāla 105 Śūrasenaka, same as Śūrasena, Sūrasena 17n, 27 Śūraseni, see Sambhāla, Śūrasena, country 106