A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c51.s2.8

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v3.c51.s2.8

The Rasārṇavakalpa contains a large number of geographical names. Regions mentioned are: Cyavana (613), Joṅgala (502), Kaṅkaṇaka (438), Nāgamaṇḍala (615; 654; 657; 667; 669), Pāṇḍava (613), and Pāriyātra (651). Cities and other places referred to are: Deūliyā (752), Karahāṭa (618), ²⁶⁴ Tillāpada (612), and Ujjayinī (180). Names of rivers are: Bhagavatī (750), ²⁶⁵ Candrabhāgā (653; 668; 680), ²⁶⁶ Gaṅgā (180; 653; 668), Kulā (670), Narmadā (653; 693; 695), Pāra (651), Pārā (669), ²⁶⁷ Sarasvatī (653; 669), ²⁶⁸ and Śoṇa (672). ²⁶⁹ Names of mountains are: Amarakaṇṭaka (703), ²⁷⁰ Bhadra (= Meru; 751), Brahmagiri (751), ²⁷¹ Candrakānta (429), Gandhaparvata (= Gandhamādana; 703), ²⁷² Gokarṇa (750), ²⁷³ Harīścandra (703), Hemaprastha (429), Himālaya (428), Himavant (704), Jālandhara (428), ²⁷⁴ Kapila (665; 666), Kardama (747), Karvura (654; 667; 668; 669; 680), Kumeru (427), Mahendra (503; 703), ²⁷⁵ Malaya (502; 703), Mayūragira (618), ²⁷⁶ Nṛsiṃha (752), Paryaṅka (749), Piṅgala (654; 668; 677; 699–701), Ṛkṣa (751), ²⁷⁷ Sahya (752), ²⁷⁸ Śrīsaila (703; 749), ²⁷⁹ Sunanda (654; 667), Trikūṭa (704), ²⁸⁰ Vindhya (428; 502; 751), and Vyāghra (667; 668).