SACRED ISLES IN THE WEST, &C. 337 



Sindliu)^ RancVhracaracas, Brahmat'as, Bhiraro^ 

 hacaSy ^Suna-muclms, Urdd'hamanus. The Ganges 

 flows through the Gand'harvas, Cinnaras^ Yac 

 shas, RikshasaSy Vidyadliai^aSj Uragas (or large 

 snakes ; these are tribes of demons^ good and bad, 

 in the hills), Calapagramacas, Pdradas^ ^Sv'iga- 

 nas, ^Svas'as Cirdtas, Pulindas, Curavas in Curu 

 about Tanehs'ar, Sam-Bhdratas, Panchdlas, Cds'i 

 or BenareSy Matsyas, Magad'has (or South jB«A«rJ, 

 Brahmottaras, Jngas, Bangas, CalingaSy Tamra- 

 liptas (or Tamlook), Sam-Bhdrata or Sammdrata, 

 as pronounced in the spoken dialects, signifies a 

 native of India : and I am told, that it is used, 

 though very seldom, in that sense. The Hlddi?ii 

 or Brahmdputra goes through the Nishddas, Rdc- 

 shasas, Upa-Bangas, (or near Bengal), the Dhiva- 

 ras (or boatmen), Rhhicas, Nilamuc'has, Ceralas, 

 OshtacarriaSy Cirdtas, Cdlodaras, Vivaim'as, Cu- 

 mdras, Swarnabhdshitas (living near Swarma-gam^ 

 or Sonargaum, near Dhacca.) 



The Pdvani flows through countries inhabited 

 by the Apatlias, or whose country is without paths, 

 then through the large lake of Indrad'hyumna, 

 through the Char pat has', living near difficult 

 passes, the Indras' amhupat has, the Mad'hyanod'hd- 

 7ias, the Namascdras, the Cus'a-prdvaraiias, then 

 falls into that sea, in which is Indra-dwipa, and 

 which joins the sea of salt. The Nalini goes 

 through the Tomaras, remarkable for their quivers, 

 as implied by their name, through the Hansa-mdr- 

 gas, or those living near the paths of the Anseres, 

 or water fowls, that is to say, among marshes ; 

 through the Sa-hwi-hacas, or who seem to repeat 

 incessantly the words hong hang, like the Chinese^ 

 then, after forcing its way through many hills, it 

 goes through the Carn'aprdvaran'as, or wearing 

 ear-rings, then through the As'va-muchas, horse" 

 VoL. VIII. Z 



