The Arctic Home in the Vedas c14.25

c14.25

| | *Zend Name.* | *Old Persian.* | *Greek.* | *Modern.* | *Angra Mainyu's evils therein.* |
| 1 | AiryanaVaêjo | Iran Vêjo | ... | ... | Severe winter and snow. |
| 2 | Sughdha | Suguda | Sogdiana | Samarkand | Cattle wasp and fly. |
| 3 | Môuru | Margu | Margiana | Merv | Sinful lust. |
| 4 | Bâkhdhi | Bâkhtri | Bactria | Balkh | Devouring ants or beasts. |
| 5 | Nisâya | ... | Nisæa | ... | Unbelief. |
| 6 | Harôyu(Sans. Sharayu) | Haraiva | Areia | Herat, (the basin of Hari river) | Mosquito, Poverty. |
| 7 | Vaêkereta | ... | ... | Cabul (S) Segestan (H) | Pairikâs, (Parîs). |
| 8 | Urva | ... | ... | Cabul (H) Land around Ispahan (D) | Evil defilement, Pride, or Tyranny. |
| 9 | Khnenta, in Vehrkâna | Varkâna | Hyrcania | Gurjân (S) Kandahar (H) | Unnatural sin. |
| 10 | Harahvaiti (Sans. Sarasvati) | Harauva-ti | Arakhosia | Harût | Burial of the dead. |
| 11 | Haêtumant (Sans. Setumat) | ... | Etumandros | Helmend | Wizards, Locusts. |
| 12 | Ragha | Raga | Ragai | Rai | Unbelief, Hereticism. |
| 13 | Chakhra (Sans. Chakra) | ... | ... | A Town in Khorasan (?) | Cremation of the dead. |
| 14 | Varena (Sans. Varuna) | ... | ... | Ghilan (H) ? | Despotic foreign rule. |
| 15 | Hapta Hendu (Sans. Sapta-Sindhu) | Hindavas | Indoi | Panjaub | Excessive heat. |
| 16 | Rangha (Sans. Rasâ) | ... | ... | Caspian Sea (H). Arvastân-i-Rûm or Mesopotamia (D) | Winter, earthquake. |