Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 48
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ CHO 51 DAK Choaspes-The Kunar or Kamah river which joins the Kophen (modern Kabul river) at some distance below Jalalabad. But according to Prof. Lassen, Cnaospes or Euaspla is the Seesha (of Elphinstone's map) which falls into the Kabul river (JASB., IX, 1840, p. 472). Chors--According to Lasson, Choes of Arrian. It is the Kamah river which falls into the Kabl river (JASB., 1840, p. 472). Chola-The Coromandel Coast bounded on the north by the river Pennar or the southern Pinakini river, and on the west by Coorg, including the country of Tanjore, i.e. from Nellore to Pudukottai. Its capitals were Uraiyur on the Kaveri (the Orthoura of Ptolemy --the royal city of Sornagos) near Trichinopoly in the second century A. D., and Kanchipura, Combaconum and Tanjore (Tanjepur) in the eleventh century (Epigraphia Indica, Vol. III, p. 283) Chola was also called Drâvida (Padma P., Adikhanda, ch.6), and is said to have derived its name from Chola, king of Kanchipura (Ibid., Uttara Kh., ch. 74). The Chola kingdom merged as a marriage-dowry into the Pån lya kingdom and continued so for 570 years (Wilson's Mackenzie Collection ; Intro., p. 51). Chora--Same as Chola. In the Asoka Inscription at Girnar, Chola is mentioned as Chocla (JASB., 1848, p. 169). Chyavana-Abrama-1. Chausâ in the district of Shahabad in the province of Bengal : the hermitage of Rishi Chyavana (Skanda P., Avanti Kh., ch. 57). 2. The hermitage of the Rishi was also situated on the Satpura mountains, near the river Payoghni or modern Pärna (Padma P., Pâtâla Kh., ch. 8). 3. Dhesi, six miles south of Narnol in the Jaipur territory, where the Rishi's eyes are said to have been pierced by a princess of Anupadega,.whom he afterwards married. 4. Chilanla on the Ganges in the Rai Bareli district: it was the abode of the Rishi who was restored to youth by the twin Asvini-kumaras. Dahala-Same as Chedi (Dr. Bühler's Vikramaaka-charita : Introduction). pakini-Bhîma-saúkara at the source of the Bhîmâ, north-west of Poona (Dr. Oppert's On the Original Inhabitants of Bharatavarsha or India, p. 379; Fergussun's Cave Temples of India, p. 367). The temple of Mahadeva Bhimasankara is a celebrated place of pilgrimage, and the god is one of the twelve Great Liigas of Mahadeva (Siva P., Pt. I., chs. 38, 40; Fergusson's Cave Temples of India, p. 367). In the siva Purana Dakini is said to be situated on the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) See Amareśvara. Dakshina-Gauga--1. The river Godavari (Revâ Mâhât., ch. 3). 2. In the Nrisimha P., ch. 66, the Kaveri is called the Dakshiņa-Ganga. 3. The Narbada is called the Dakshina-Gaigâ in the Skanda P.(Revê Khanda, ch. 4). 4. The Tungabhadra is called the Dakshiņa-Gadgå in Bilhana's Vikramátkadevacharita. Dakshinagiri-1. Dakkhinagiri of the Mahavamsa (ch. xiii): its capital was Chetiya (see Chetiya-giri): Daśârņa of Kalidága is evidently a corruption of Dakshiya-giri. See Dakaraa. 2. The kingdom of Bhopal. 3. The name of a village in Ekanala in Magadha. not yet identified; in this place Buddha delivered the Käsibharadud ja-Sutta. Dakshiņa-Kedara-Baligâmi in Mysore. It contains a celebrated temple dedicated to Kedåranátha. Baligâmi is also called Ballipura and Balligamve (Rice's Mysore Inscriptions, pp. 90, 94, 102). Dakshina-Kobala-See Kokala-Dakshina. Dakshina-Mathura-Madura on the river Kritamâlâ in the province of Madras (Chaitanya Charitâmrita, Madhya, ch. 9). It was also called Mathurâ and Minakshi. It was the

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