[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.217 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.217 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.217 - **Language:** English ### [c5.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.217) BĀLHI. A northern country, Balkh. Said in the Mahā-bhārata to be famous for its horses, as Balkh is to the present time. - [Previous: c5.216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.216) - [Next: c5.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.218) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.217) · Pramāṇa