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GroGRAPHY OF: INDIA. AiG 
Sanscrit denomination of the same import. Another name for it is Arjjuni, 
synonymous with Dhabal. It consists of two branches, the greater, and 
the lesser. The greater is simply called the: Mahda-nada, and the lesser the 
Dhabalt river. This, I suppose, to be the Sito-catis-of Mecastuenns, from 
the Sanserit Sita-canti, to be pronounced Sifo-canté or nearly so, and which 
, signifies the river with a white resplendence, or shining white. This river, 
and its western branch, are mentioned in the Cshétra-samdsa, where the 
author describing the country of Aséma, and Cama-ripa, proceeds westward 
as far as the Tista, and says, that the next river is the Sita-prabhd, 
brought from Himalaya by Sanx-peva, and the next is the Sita brought 
from the hills by Brauma. Sita-prabhé signifies shining white, and is the 
same with Sita-canti, or Mahdé-nad¢. The Sita or white river, is obviously 
the Dhabali. ‘This last was probably the original name, as it is still cur- 
rent among the natives. 
Protemy mentions this river, but without any name; otherwise its 
course is tolerably well delineated. He makes it fall into the western 
branch of the Ganges, because he was unacquainted with the eastern 
one, or the Padma. He places its confluence between Tondota, and 
Celydna. Tondota is from the Sanscrit Tand d-hatt, or market place of 
Tanda, which still exists. Celydna is from Cirttna or Cilitna-devt, wor- 
shipped at Cirit-cona, near Moorshedabad.* 
Turoucu an obvious mistake in the longitude of the confluence, he 
makes it protrude a great way to the westward of the two last places. 
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* Enroneousyy written Terete-coonah by Major Rennet, in his beautiful map of the island of 
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