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diamonds are obtained there, lxxx. 7; other misc. ref., v. 70; ix. 15; x. 14; xvi. 3; the leader of the Pundras (Pundradhipati), misc. ref., xi. 58. See also 'Paundra.'
Purika, a people in the south-east division, xiv. 10.
purusháda, purusháda, cannibals,' in the eastern division, xiv. 6; misc. ref., iv. 22. See also kravyúsin.' Pushkalavata, a people in the northern division, xiv. 26. Albêrûnt says, "Pushkalâvati, i. e. Púkala." Pushkalâvati, whence Pushkalâvata is formed, appears to be the Peukelaôtis of the Greek writers; and the latter has been identified with the modern Hashtnagar, near Peshawar (Invasion of India by Alexander the Great, p. 59, and note 3). See also Pushkalavataka.' Pushkalavataka, a people, identical with
Pushkalâvata, q. v.; misc. ref., xvi. 26. Pushkara, probably the modern Pokhar in Ajmir, misc. ref., v. 68; xvi. 31; - the forest of Pushkara (Pushkar-aranya), misc. ref., xi. 35. The Pushkaras (pôksharáni, = pushkarani) are mentioned in one of the Nasik inscriptions (Archaeol. Surv. West. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 100).
Raivataka, in the south-west division, xiv. 19; misc. ref., xvi. 31. Raivataka is the hill at Junagadh, opposite to the Girnår mountain. It is mentioned in the Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta, and in the Jaunpur inscription of Îávaravarman (Gupta Inscriptions, pp. 64, 230).
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rájanya, Kshatriyas,' placed in the northern division, xiv. 28.
Ramatha, a country and the people of it, in the western division, xiv. 21; misc. ref., xvi. 21. Albêrûnî gives "Mathara." See also 'Ramatha.'
Ramatha, the people of Ramatha, q. v.; misc. ref., x. 5,
Rathahva, a river; misc. ref., xvi. 16. In his translation, Kern notes that it is difficult to decide upon the true form, as some of his manuscripts had Rathasvá, Rathampa, and Rathasya or Rathaspa. With Rathâhvå, we may compare Gajâhva.
Rêvâ, the river Nerbudda;' misc. ref., xii. 6. See also 'Narmada.' The name Rêvâ occurs
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in one of the Mandasôr Inscriptions (Gapta Inscriptions, pp. 156, 157). Rishabha, a people in the southern division,
xiv. 15.
Rishika, a people in the southern division, xiv. 15. Can the name have any connection with the Ristika' or Ristika' of one of the edicts of Aśoka (Ind. Ant. Vol. XX. pp. 240, 247, 248). Rishyamuka, a moun tain in the southern division, xiv. 13. Romaka, a people or place; misc. ref., xvi. 6. Kern translates by "the Romans." Albêrânî, speaking of the determination of longitude by the Hindus, from Lanka, says (India, Translation, Vol. I. p. 303) "Their remarks on the rising and setting of the heavenly bodies show that Yamakôți and Rûm are distant from each other by half a circle. It seems that they assign the countries of the West (i. e. North Africa) to Rûm or the Roman Empire, because the Rûm or Byzantine Greeks occupy the opposite shores of the same sea (the Mediterranean); for the Roman Empire has much northern latitude, and penetrates high into the north. No part of it stretches far southward, and, of course, nowhere does it reach the equator, as the Hindus say with regard to Romaka." As regards Yamakôți mentioned here, see under Bhadrâśva.'
Sabara, a people; misc. ref., v. 38; ix. 15, 29; x. 15, 18; xvi. 1, 33; xxxii. 15; - naked Sabaras (nagna-Sabara), and leaf-clad or leaf-eating Sabaras (parna-Sabara), in the south-east division, xiv. 10; the band of the Sabaras, hunters, and thieves' (Sabaravyadha-chaura-sangha), misc. ref., lxxxvii. 10. In a note to his translation, Kern remarks on the word parna-Sabara, "i. e. 'leaf-savages,' meaning those that feed upon leaves; they are manifestly the Phyllita of Ptolemy." The grant of PallavamallaNandivarman mentions Sabara king named Udayana (Ind. Ant. Vol. VIII. p. 279).
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Sahya, a mountain; misc. ref., lxix. 30. It is the Sahyadri range, in the Western Ghauts. It is mentioned in one of the Nâsik inscriptions (Archaeol. Surv. West. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 109). It is sometimes spoken of as one of
