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identified with North Malwa. It was conquered by Sahadeva, one of the Pandavas, with
Apara Seka which was evidently on the south of Seka. Semulapura-1. Semah, near Sambhalpur (Tavernier's Travels, Ball's ed., II, ch. 13).
2. Sambalaka of Ptolemy, on the river Koil, in the District of Palamu in the Chota-Nagpur
division, in Bihar, celebrated for its diamond mines. It is the Soumelpour of Tavernier. Semulla-Chaul (Bhandarkar's Hist. of the Dekkan, sec. viii). Senakhandasela-Kandy (Bishop Copleston's Buddhism in Magadha and Ceylon, p. 235). For the transfer of the tooth-relic from Anuradhapura, see Mutu Coomara Swamy's
Dathavamsa, Intro., XIX. Serendvipa-Ceylon. Seshadrl-See Trimala and Tripadi. It is also called Seshachala. Setayyi-To-wai of Fa Hian. It has been identified by Prof. Rhys Davids with Setiabia
Indian Buddhism, p. 72, Spence Hardy's Manual of Buddhism. pp. 88. 347). Mr. Vosť identifies it with Basedila, 17 miles from Sahet-Mahet and six from Balarampur (JRAS.,
1903, p. 513). It was the birthplace of Kaśyapa Buddha. Setik&- Ayodhya (Oudh). Setika is evidently & corruption of Saketa. Setubandha-Adam's Bridge between India and Ceylon, said to have been built by Rama
with the assistance of Sugriva for crossing over to Lanka. The island of Ramesvaram is the first link in the chain of islets forming the Adam's Bridge. The island contains the celebrated temple of Ramekvaranatha, one of the twelve great Lingas of Mahadeva, said to have been established by Ramachandra on his way to Lanka (Siva Purana, I, ch. 38, and
Ramayana, Lanka, ch. 22). Rámesvara is also called Sangamatirtha (Ep. Ind., Vol. I, p. 368). Seunadeba-The name of the region extending from Nasik to Devagiri in the Deccan. Its capital was Devagiri or Daulatabad (Dr. Bhandarkar's Early History of the Dekkan, sec.
xiv). The town of Seunapura was founded by Seunachandra I of the Yadava dynasty. Shadaranya-Nandi was cursed by Siva to become a stone; he accordingly became a mountain called Nandi-durga or Nandidroog (Garrett's Class. Dic., s.v. Nandi). Vishņu interceded on his behalf and Siva ordered Ganga who was within his matted hair to fall on the mountain and to wash away the fault of Nandi (the river PAlår rises in Nandídroog). Glang replied that if she would descend on earth, she wished that Siva and Vishnu should have their shrines on the banks of the river, so that she might run between them to the sea. The request was granted. Siva came to Kañchipura, where he was established by six Rishis. There is a temple of Vishnu at Vellore on the opposite bank of the river Palar. The waste country in which these six Rishis dwelt was called Shadaranya or "six wildernesses," which in Tamil was called Aru-cadu, which in popular language is called Arcot. But Arcadu is a Tamil compound of Al or Ar, the banyan tree, and Cadu a forest (see Wilson's
Mackenzie Collection, p. 50). See Japye vara. Shashthi -The island Salsette, about 10 miles to the north of Bombay. It was originally
a stronghold of Buddhism and subsequently of Saivism as evidenced by the five groups of caves Kanheri, etc., contained therein (Ds Cunha's Hist. of Charl and Bassein, p. 189).
See Perlmuda. Shatshashthi of the inscription (Bomb. Gaz., Pt. II, p. 25). Šian - Tribikramapura, in the district of Tanjore, Madras Presidency, twelve miles south of
Chidambara mentioned in the Chaitanya-Charitampita (Archdratára-ethala-vaibhava-darpanam). It is a corruption of " Srikali , samo as StyAll."
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