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**Antakrid Dasha (9) Bharat Kshetra**
The landmass at the southern end of Jambudvipa is known as Bharat Kshetra. It is crescent-shaped. According to Jambudvipaprajnapti, it is surrounded by the Lavanasamudra (salt sea) on the east, west, and south. In the north, it is bordered by the Chulhaimvant mountain. The length of Bharat Kshetra from north to south is 526 yojanas and 6 kala, and from east to west, it is 14471 yojanas and slightly less than 6 kala. Its area is 53,80,681 yojanas, 17 kala, and 17 vikala.
The boundaries of Bharat Kshetra are marked by the Chulhaimvant mountain in the north, the Ganga river in the east, and the Sindhu river in the west. In the middle of Bharat Kshetra lies the Vaitalya mountain, which is 50 yojanas wide. The Lavanasamudra lies to the east and west of this mountain. The Vaitalya mountain divides Bharat Kshetra into two parts, known as Uttar Bharat (North Bharat) and Dakshin Bharat (South Bharat). The Ganga and Sindhu rivers, which originate from the Chulhaimvant mountain, flow through the Vaitalya mountain and then empty into the Lavanasamudra. Due to these rivers, Uttar Bharat is divided into three parts, and Dakshin Bharat is also divided into three parts.
The three parts of Uttar Bharat are called Anarya. The parts of Dakshin Bharat that are adjacent to the Anarya regions are also inhabited by Anarya people. The middle part of Dakshin Bharat is considered to be inhabited by Aryas, and it is divided into 25 countries. Uttar Bharat is 238 yojanas and 3 kala from north to south, and Dakshin Bharat is also 238 yojanas and 3 kala from north to south.
According to Jinasena, the following countries are located in Bharat Kshetra: Sukoshal, Avanti, Pundr, Ashmak, Kuru, Kashi, Kalinga, Anga, Bang, Suhm, Samudraka, Kashmir, Ushinar, Anart, Vatsa, Panchal, Malava, Dasharna, Kachchh, Magadh, Vidarbha, Kurujangal, Karhat, Maharashtra, Surashtr, Abhir, Konkan, Vanavas, Andhra, Karnatak, Kaushal, Chola, Kerala, Das, Abhisar, Sauvir, Shurasen, Aparantaka, Videh, Sindhu, Gandhar, Yavan, Chedi, Pallava, Kamboj, Aratt, Valhik, Turushk, Shak, and Kekaya.
In Buddhist literature, the names of the following sixteen Janapadas are found: Anga, Magadh, Kashi, Kaushal, Vajji, Malla, Cheti, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchal, Matsya, Shurasen, Ashmak, Avanti, Gandhar, and Kamboj.