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and Jamasya, from which last the Greeks made Damaso?, es Diamuna for 
Jamund; and when Pxiny says, that the Hindis called the southern 
parts of the world Dramasa, we should read Diamasa or Damasa. Be- 
sides, Jama; or Piuro, is supposed to reside particularly there also, hence 
these mountains or part of them are called Jama-dhara, which imply 
either the southern mountains, or the mountains of Jama, the ruler of the 
south, in Sanserit. Inthe spoken dialects, they say Jamdhera, from which 
Bernier made Chamdara.* 
Beyonp Asdma are the Prabhu-cii’hdra mountains, beyond which are 
those called Udaya, or from behind which the sun makes his appearance. 
InMepDIATELy after the mountains of Asdma, according to Protemy, are 
those called Semanthini, which appear to be the Udaya mountains of the 
Pouréics, and the Unnati of lexicons.: These are declared to be the 
Samanta, or the very limit of the world, from which Protemy made 
Semantiini. We may also say Samunnati the very place of the rismg 
of the sun; for the particle Sam is used here intensively. Samanta is 
found in lexicons; the other never to the best of my knowledge; still it 
is admissible, for it is correct and grammatical. 
Let us pass to the mountains to the east of Bengal. Between that 
country, and Traipura, there is a range of hills, which passes close to 
Comillah, then all along the sea shore, and ends near Chat'génhk. 'This 
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* Account of Asdma, Asiatick Researches, Vol. 2a p. 175. 
