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## The Fifth Canto
**87**
The east-west extent of these (countries) is two thousand two hundred and thirteen yojanas, less one eighth of a yojana. ||25||
The north-south extent of Videha, excluding the extent of the river, is half the extent of the country. This is the length of the country, the Vaksara mountain, and the Vibhanga river. ||25||
The length of these countries is the same as the width of the Videha. There are nine Kutas in each of these thirty-two Videhas, which are equal in length to the Kutas of the Bharata region. ||255||
There are two rows of these Videhas, each row having fifty-five cities. In these cities, the Vidyadharas reside, just as they do in the other islands. ||256||
Kshema, Kshemapuri, Rishta, Rishtapuri, Khadga, Manjusha, Aushadhi, and Pundarikinī are the eight capitals of the Kacha, etc., countries respectively. These are said to be born from the Shalaka Purushas. ||257-258||
Susima, Kundala, Aparajita, Prabhankara, Ankavati, Padmavati, Shubha, and Ratnasamchaya are the eight capitals of the Vatsa, etc., countries respectively. ||259-260||
Ashvapuro, Singhapuri, Mahapuri, Vijayapuri, Araja, Viraja, Ashoka, and Vitashoka are the eight capitals of the Padma, etc., countries respectively. ||261-262||
Vijaya, Vaijayanti, Jayanti, Aparajita, Chakra, Khadga, Ayodhya, and Avadhya are the eight capitals of the Vaprā, etc., countries respectively. All these cities are twelve yojanas long from south to north, nine yojanas wide from east to west, and are adorned with golden walls and gates. They have five hundred small and one thousand large doors, all adorned with jeweled, painted panels, and seven hundred windows. ||263-264||
There are twelve thousand lanes and one thousand squares in these indestructible cities. ||266||
**Explanation:**
* The total east-west extent of all the Videha regions is 33,684 yojanas and 4 kalas.
* After subtracting the 500 yojanas of the Sota river, the remaining extent is 33,184 yojanas and 4 kalas.
* Half of this remaining extent, 16,592 yojanas and 2 kalas, is the length of the Kacha, etc., countries, the Vaksara mountain, and the Vibhanga river. ||254||
* There are thirty-two Vijayadha mountains in these thirty-two Videhas. Their length is equal to the width of the Kacha, etc., countries, meaning they extend from the Kulachal to the river. Each Vijayadha mountain has nine Kutas, and their description is similar to the Vijayadha mountain of the Bharata region. ||255||