404 7 ON THE ANCIENT 
From Cambu, or Cambuja, in a derivative form, comes the Cambuson 
mouth of Pronemy and which, he thought, as well as many others till 
lately, communicated with the Ganges, or even was a branch of it. 
Tne Suvaria-réc’hd, it is true, does not fall into the Ganges any more 
than the four rivers, which I am going to mention; but they areso situated, 
that it Is necessary to give some account of them, for the better under- 
standing of this Geographical Essay. Of these four rivers the first is the 
Sorta, which fiows by Balasore, and is not noticed, as far as I know, in the 
Purdias. 
Tue next is the Vaitarani, which runs by Yajdpur, the Jaugepoor of 
the maps. In the upper part of its course, it is called Cocila, and in the 
spoken dialects Cozl. 
Tuer are two rivers of that name, the greater and the lesser; this lastis » 
I believe the Salundy of the maps. The greater Vaitarant is generally 
called Chittrotpalé in the Purdias. The third is the Brdhmani, called 
Sanchd in the upper part of its course. This and the Vaitaratt come 
from the district of Chuta-Nagpur. 
‘Tue fourth river is the Mahd-nada or Mahd-nadi, that is to say the 
great river. It is mentioned in the lists of rivers in the Purdias, but other- 
wise itis seldom noticed. It passes by Cat aca. 
_Proziemy considers the Cocilé and Bradmaé rivers. as one, which he 
calis Adamas, or diamond river, and to the Mahd-»adé he gives the name of 
