SACRED ISLES IN THE WEST, &C. 347 



To the North-East (it should be to the North- 

 West,) is Mcruca, (the mount Ivleros of the Greeks,) 

 Nasht'a-raji/a, Pashiqmla^ Cira, Cas'inira, Abhi- 

 sara (which inchides part o^Casmira to the North- 

 West : this was the kingdom of Abisares ; by 

 Abhisara they oftener understand Cas'mira,) Da- 

 rada, Tangaiia, Culuta, Saiir'itya, Vana-rashtra, 

 Brahma-pura, Darvada, Amara-cdna, Rdjija-Cirdfa, 

 Ch'ina, CauUnda, Palava, Lola, Jatdd'hara, Ciumha^ 

 Cliasa, Ghosha, Ca?ichica, Eca-charna, Svxarn'a-hhu^ 

 Vasiid'hana, Dicishta, Pauvara, Chivara, N'tva- 

 sana, Tr'inetra, (or with three eyes,) Munjddn, 

 Soma, Gand'harva. Then Pdnchdla, Mdgadluca, 

 Cdlingay ^Axartta, ^A.nartta or Dzcdraca,' Sindliu, 

 Sauvira, Hdrhaura, Madrtsa. 



To the Scuth o^ \\\t Jamhand, Prayaga, or Alla- 

 liahad, Narmadd, Arddlia-Sond the Sone, (which 

 is considered as the half of the Narmadd,) Undra, 

 Vanga, Siihma, Caliuga, Vuhlica, or Balk, ^Saca^ 

 Yavana, Magad'ha, \Sabara Prdgjyotisha m Assam, 

 China, Camboja Arachosia, MecaUi, C'lrdta, Vicata, 

 Bahirdnta-Saila, (within and without the hills,) 

 Pidinda, Dravira, (all these are South of the Ya- 

 mund,) Cham.hd, Udumbara, Causdmhi, Vedi, VaiuV- 

 hydt'avi, (the forests of the Vindliyan hills,) Caliu- 

 ga, Piindra, Goldngida, ^Snparvata, Vardd'hamdn, 

 or Burd'icdn, Jeshumati, Tascara, (a tribe of rob- 

 bers,) Par at a, Cantara, Goparya, Tushad'hahya^ 

 Catuca, Taru-Canaca, (or golden tree,) Dahana- 

 xisha, Samaras'ura, Bheshaja, Bhishaca, Chatush- 

 pada, (with four feet,) Crishicara, Nripahlnsra, 

 Papapapi,-{these are tribes of robbers,) Vyaldranya, 

 (the woods of snakes,) Yaskoi/ata, Ticslina, (the 

 Sun rules tb.ere,) Girisa/ila, Durga-coshala, JSIaru- 

 cacJiha, Samndra-Romaca, (the sea of Rome,) Tii- 

 shara J^anai'dsi, Tancan'a, Ilala, Sirirajya, and 

 the islands in the Jlahdrn'ava, or o'reat sea, Had- 



