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Lohita : all these flow from Himavat, or the snowy 

 mountains. 



Vedasmy-lti, Vedarat'i, Vratrn^hni, Sindlm, Va- 

 ran'sd, Chawdand, !SadijJih\i, JJa/n near Cambai/, 

 Pdrd, Charmanvati Vidisd,^ Vctrdvati, or Betxvd 

 river, Siprd near Ujjain, Avanti : ail these rivers 

 flow from tiie mountains of Pdnydtra. Sor/d, 

 Narmadd, Sumahddrumd, Mandddni, Dusarn'd 

 from Chitracutd, Tamasd, Pippald Sroiii, Cara* 

 toi/d, Currdtyd, Pisdchicd Chitotpald, Vipdsdy 

 Jambuld, Fdluvdhimj Shierajd, 'Szictimati, iMat- 

 cun'A, Trklivd, Ci^amd: These are born from the 

 Ricsha mountains. 



The Tdpi Tapti, Pai/osJm'i, Nirvind'hyd, Madrd, 

 Nishad'ha, Fen'avd, Faitaraji'i near Cuttac, Sini* 

 bahu, Cumudvati, N'lpd^ Mahd-gaun, Dicrgd, Aft- 

 tahsild ; all these spring from the Vind'hi^a moun- 

 tains. Goddvan, Bhhnaratlu, Cnshnd, Vcuu, Faf?- 

 jidd, Tungabhadrd, Supra i/ogd, Cavcn : all these 

 come from the Sahya mountains. Cntamdld, Tarn" 

 raparn'i, Carmqjd, Pun'ijaldvati, from the Alalaya 

 mountains. Trisdmd, Rltuculyd, Dracshald, Iri- 

 divd, LdugdUm, Vans' ad' har^d: These proceed from 

 the mountains of Mahemlra. 



Rishicd, Sucumdri, Mandagd, Mandavdh'uii, Cr1- 

 pd, Palds'ini, from the mountains o\' Suctimd?! ; all 

 these nvers flow immediately into the ocean. 

 This is not true, for the Sarasvoti, Yamundj Go- 

 piati, 8^c. fall into the Ganges. 



Then follow a list of countries : the names are 

 in the plural, and of course signify the inhabitants 

 of these countries. Curu near Idhncsar, Panchdla, 

 ^Sdlva or Sdlava, Jangala, Surasena^ tlie Surastiii 

 of Arrian, Bhadracdra, Bod'ha, ^afhesxvara. 



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