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Kodagas, Koragas, afterwards consider the position of the 
Todas and Kotas, and end with a survey of the Kurubas 
or Kurumbas in their various ramifications. 
CHAPTEE VIII. 
On- the Kolis (Kulis), Kolas. 
The Kolis and Kolas have already been mentioned in 
the previous chapter. Sanskrit works contain their name 
in connection generally with Pandya, Kerala and Cola, the 
sons of Akri.da and descendants of Dusyanta. The tei-m 
KoU occurs in Kolisarpah, instead of which the manuscript 
used by M. Langlois contained probably Koldh Sarpdh or 
Kolasarpdh, as he translates the passage by : " les Colas, les 
Sarpas." The Kolis appear likewise in Sanskrit inscriptions. 
The name of the Kolas can be traced in that of the country 
Kolanca, which has, according to the Sabdaratnavali, Kanya- 
kubja as its capital, or which, according to Horace Hayman 
Wilson, is identical with Kalinga. 
The word Kola forms also part of Sanskrit names of 
various peoples, plants, countries and mountains, as of 
Kolagiri, KoUagiri, Kolahala, Kollaka and Kolvagiri, &c. 
"We meet it even in South-Indian names of places, e.g., in 
Kolam, Kolanadu, Kolattanadu and others. 
I regard the name Cola or Coda (in Telugu and Kanarese 
Cola, and in Tamil and Malayalam Cola) as a modification 
of the word Kola. It is a remarkable historical fact that 
the Colas and Pandyas were as a rule rival kings who 
fought continually against each other. With the various 
formations of the terms Kola, Cola, and Coda may be com- 
pared those of Kera, Cera and Ceda. The expressions Cera 
and Kongu are occasionally used identically. 
The first syllable ho in Kola and Koli indicates the 
mountain home, while the second syllable la or li intimates 
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