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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JULY, 1893.
the mountains Dhanushmat, Himavat | The north-east division includes (xiv. 29, (Himalaya) Kailasa, Kranñcha, Blêru, and 30, 31) Brahmapura, the kingdom of the dead Vasumat;
(nashtarijya), the gold-region (suvarnablue), the river (Yamuna] :
and the marshes or swamps (Palála); and the following tribes or peoples; the the [Kasmira] and Kulûta countrios; Agnidhras or Agnityas, Ambaras, Arjuna yanas, the forest of Vasus or spirits (vasuvana), the Dandapingalakas, Dasamêyas, Dasêrakas, Gav- forest-kingdom (vanarájya), and tho forestyas, Hématalas, Hûņas, Kachchâras, Kaikayas, territory (vanarashtra); - Kailâvatas, Kanthadhânas, Kohalas, Kshatri- the mountains Mêruka and Muñja ;yas (under the name of rajanya), Kshēma. and the following tribos or peoples; the dhûrtas, Kshudramînas, Madrakas, Malavas, Abhisaras, Anaviśvas, Bhallas, Chinas, Dáma. Manahalas, Mandavyas, Pauravas, Push kala- ras, Daradas, Dirvas, Gandharvas, Ghôshas, vatas, Saradhanas, Sitakas (or Satakas), Sya- Kašmiras, Kauņindas, Khashas, Kiras, Kiratas, makas, Takshasilas, Udichyas, Uttara-Kurus, Kuchikas, Kuņathas, Pauravas, Sairindhas, Vâtadhanas, Yamunas, and Yaudhêyas; also and Tangaņas; also the nomads (pasupála), the flat-nosed people (chipitanásika) the thick the wearers of bark (chiranivasana), the haired people (kesadhara), the roamers in the dwellers in the sky (diri shtha), the demons sky (khachara), the dog-faced peoplo (svamu- with matted hair or elf-locks (jafásteret), the kha), and the horse-faced people (turage-one-footed people (ékacharana), and the threenana).
eyed people (trinétra).
ALPHABETICAL LIST. Abhira, or Åbhira, the name of a people mines," considers that it denotes the modern
placed in the southern division, xiv. 12, and Khindosh. The name apparently occurs in in the south-west division, xiv. 18; miscel- one of the Nâsik inscriptions Archool. Surv. laneous astrological references, v. 38, 42; West. Indl. Vol. IV. p. 109), and in the Junaix. 19; xvi. 31. One of the Nâsik inscrip- gadh inscription of Rudradaman (Inul. Ant. tions mentions an Abhîra king (Archæol. Vol. VII. p. 262; the text has Ákar-Avan ty-). Surv. West. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 104). And the Alaka, apparently a city; the lord of Alaka Abhiras are named among the tribes subju- (Alaka-nátha), misc. ref., xi. 58. Kern in gated by Samudragupta (Gupta Inscriptions, his translation gives the feminine form, p. 14).
Alaka; which, however, does not suit the Abhisára, a people in the north-east division, metre. The published text is Ikshváku
xiv. 29; misc. ref., xxxii. 19. The Abhisara Rulakanathan, “the [kshvâkus and the lord country is supposed to be the modern Hazara, of Ralaka ;" with the various readings of in the Pañjab (McCrindle's Invasion of India kukula and rulaka, for ralaka. But, in a by Alexander the Great, p. 69, note 3).
note to his translation, Kern prefers IkshudAdarśa, a country in the northern division, kur-Alakanaths; which is the reading of xiv. 25.
the commentary, and is supported by the Agnidhra, or Agnidhra, a people in the remark Alaká-nagari tan-náthô rájá. The
northern division, xiv. 25. In his text, only other Alaka that is known, is the city Kern reads Bhögaprasth - Arjunayan-Agni- of Kubêra. The name of Ralaka is not dhráh; and in his various readings he notes otherwise known at all. that one MS. gives Agrioyá, but all the amazons, the kingdom of the (denoted by others, except the one from which tho word strirajya), in the north-west division, xiv. in his text is taken, Agnityah. In his trans- 22; misc. ref., xvi. 6. Albêrûni says, "Stri. lation he gives "Agnidhras (or Agnityas)." rajya, i. e. women among whom no man Albêrûnî has given the Brihat-Sarikitá divi. dwells longer than half a year." sional list (India, Translation, Vol. I. pp. Ambara, a people in the northern division, 300-303); and here he gires "Agnitya."
xiv. 27. Âkara, a place in the southern division, siv. 12. Ambashțha, a people in the eastern division,
Kern, who translates the word by "the xiv. 7; also in the south-west, xiv. 17; misc.
