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coss, or 565 B. miles. Then to Calippe, or Columpl-^ 

 220 coss, or 270 B. miles. This route was certainly 

 known to Ptolemv, from whom we may collect a 

 few more particulars. From Palibothra this route 

 went towards the east, to Sagoda, Authina, Salatha 

 and Randamarcotta. Sagoda is Sagow, on the west- 

 ern bank of the BurrampGoter^ and in lat. N. 24" 

 35', according to Mr. Burrow, in the fourth volume 

 of the Asiatic Researches. This I mention, because 

 it is not noticed in Major Rennell's Atlas. Sa- 

 goda is the form of the possessive case in the western 

 parts of India, and generally used instead of the first 

 case, by the Greeks formerly, and modern travellers 

 of the two last centuries. Athina is Eetenah, to the 

 westward of A.z?nerigicnge : Nonnus calls \t A/ithe/iS, 

 and takes notice of its flowery shrubs*: thence to 

 Salatha, or Silhet. The next place is Randamarcotta^ 

 which I suppose to be Ava, the real name of which 

 is Amara-pura : it is called also Rdd'hiui-pura, ac- 

 cording to Col. Symes ; and Randamarcotta appears 

 as a compound of both. Amara signifies the im- 

 mortal gods ; and RiuVhan, oxRcuVha, are rendered in 

 Lexicons, by (Amalaci) pure, (prdpti) complete, per- 

 fect, resplendent. Thus Rddhdmmara-pura, or Rad- 

 hamara-piira, will signify the city of the pure and 

 immortal gods. Instead of Radhamra-pura, we may 

 say Rddhdmara cota, or the fort of the pure and im- 

 mortal gods. Amar-pur, Amar-cote, Amar-ganhj are 

 generally used, the one for the other, in India, Be- 

 fore it became the capital of a vast empire, and in 

 the beginning, it was probably called Amara-cote in 

 India; but now it would be improper to say Amara- 

 cote, unless it were sanctioned by usage. The dis- 

 tance of Randamarcotta from Salatha^ in PtolemYj 

 corresponds pretty well ; but the proportional dis- 

 tances seem to point to some place much nearer. 

 Randamar-cotta is obviouslv the name of a citv : 



* NoNN. Dionys. lib, 56. v. S7. 



