A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c20.s3.56

v1.c20.s3.56

U.Ch. Dutt⁵⁸³ may have been the first author to put forward that Pañcanada means the Pañjāb. This suggestion, not supported by arguments, but probably based on the similarity of the five rivers (nada) of Pañcanada with those of the Pañjāb, was adopted by P. Cordier,⁵⁸⁴ J. Jolly,⁵⁸⁵ and V. Śukla.⁵⁸⁶ P. Cordier was more specific than U.Ch. Dutt in asserting that Pañcanadapura is the same as a place called Pañjpur, to the north of Attock in the Pañjāb.⁵⁸⁷ A.F.R. Hoernle, who corresponded with P. Cordier on this matter, asked M.A. Stein to provide him with more details. The latter replied that there is no Pañjpur in the region of Attock; a Muslim place of pilgrimage, known as Pañjpīr, NNW of Attock, appeared to have caused the confusion. 588