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Emodus; he has disposed.in the shape of the letter’ Y. Imaus is the shaft, 
and: the others. make the two branches; Emodus is to the left or north, 
anc Bépyrrhus tothe right orsouth.': Emodus beyond Tibei, is’ entirely 
~ out of its place here, and of course must be'rejected. Bepyrrhus is derived 
from the Sanscrit Bhima-péda, or Bhaya-pdda, or the tremendous pass 
up, and down the mountains; literally the tremendous footings, rests for 
the foot, or’ steps, These words’ are proviounced by ‘the Nay-pdlese 
Bhim-phéd, ot Bhim-pher, and Bhay-phed; ‘or Bhay-pher : but in Hindee 
they say Bhin-paid, Bhay-pair and Bhiin-pairi, Bhay-paid, or Bhay-pairi. 
i Dar \Paurérties admit itis true, ‘this etymological derivation of these 
words, and of Bhénva-pur or Bhaya-pur, the dreary mansion : but they have 
ivansferred thé sensation’ of terror frony ‘strangers and ‘travellers, to. the 
_ inhabitants themselves, and have framed several Tegends: accordingly. 
When Parasu-rama, undertook to destroy the Cshettris, the Chasas, 
| who then lived below in the plains, fled to the mountains, ve they con- 
-cealed themselves ih the #réatest dismAy) and constet nation. A’ vast ‘body 
of them. went tod alpése “Or the’place of the lord of speech," at the foot of 
the hills and a little to the eastward of ihe Tistd, to consult him, and claim | 
his\protection; * They then ascended ‘the tremendous Ghdis, according to 
the Cshétra-samasa. «In the same treatise, it is said, another body of them 
fothe north of Asdinu, ascended the hills and settled at a place called also 
Bhina-vati-puri, or ‘the towit yeplete with fear and terror, more commonly 
pci to and ag which Les that thé town bi the ae 
viaccn were nator: 
and he inhabitants still tr pmlc: oy the name of Panasuorsaa. to the @ 
