OF THE HINDUS. L'77 



eaftern parts of India, to prevent cattle from 

 foraying, or being moleited bv tigers and other 

 ferocious animals. The kings of Perjia iurround 

 their Haram, when encamped, with a net-work ; 

 and formerly, the Perfians when belieging a town, 

 nied to form a line of contravallation with nets. 

 The northern part only, towards Cotwalfa was in- 

 habited at that early period. 



Tondota. Tanda-haut (hunt is a market). Tins name, 

 in different MSS. of Ptolemy, is variouily written, 

 for we read alio, Condota and Sondpta : and un- 

 fortunately, thefe three readings are true Hindu 

 names of places, for we have Sanda-haut 3 and 

 ( ,/nda-haut. However, Tauda-haut , or in San- 

 fent, Tanda-haut appears to be Tandd, formerly 

 a market place, called alio Tanrah, Tarrah, Tar 1 - 

 dah y and Tandd. It is fituated near the fouthern 

 extremity of the high grounds of Gaur> on the 

 banks of the old bed of the Ganges, 



Tamalites. Samal-haut. No longer a Hat, but limply 

 Samal-poore. Tamal-hat is not a Hindu name, 

 and, I fuppofe here, a miftake of the tranferjber. 

 It is between Downapoor and Sooty. (See RennelCs 

 map.) The Ganges ran formerly dole to thefe 

 three places ; and Mr. Bernier, in his way from 

 Benares to Coffimfatzar, landed at Doivuafoor. 



Elydna is probably Laudamiah. 



Cartinaga, the capital of the Cocconaga y or rather 

 Cottonaga, is called now Cuttunga, it is near 

 Soory ; the Portuguefe, lafb century, called it 

 Cartunga and Catrntwa. 



Carl'ijina now Carjuna, or Cajwana, is near Beadzvau. 

 I ihall juli oblerve here, that the three laft men- 

 tioned towns are erroneoufly placed, in Mercators 

 map, on the banks of the Ganges. Ptolemy fays 

 no fuch thing. 



The next place on the banks of the Ganges is 



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