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Roalsar-Rolleśvara, a famous lake and place of pilgrimage in the territory of Mandi, in the
Panjab. It is about sixty-four miles to the north-west of Jvalamukhi ; it is said to contain
seven miraculously moving hills, and hence it has become a place of pilgrimage. Rohilkhand-Pañchala. It was divided into North and South Pañchala. The capital of
North Panchala was Ahichchhatra (Ramnagar), and that of South Panchala was Kampilya (Kampil). Drupada of the Mahabharata was king of South Panchala. The Eastern portion of Rohilkhand was called Gopalakaksha (Barooah's Dictionary, vol. III,
Preface, p. 85). Rohtak-Rohitaka, forty-two miles north-east of Delhi. Rohtas-Rohita, in the district of Shahabad in Bihar, thirty miles south of Sasiram. It is
said to have been founded by Rohitasva, son of Harischandra of the Ramayana and
Markandeya Purdna. Rohtas Hills ). Mauli. 2. Kimmțitya. 3. Gopáchala, in the sub-division of Sasiram in the
district of Shahabad. Same as Kalmur Hulls. Rudra-Himalaya-The part of the Rudra-Himalaya range in Garwal, which is to the north
east of Badrinath, is called 1. Gandhamádana. 2. Hemakūta. 3. Hema-parvata. 4. Mandara. The portion of the Rudra Himalaya where the Ganges has its source is called 1. Meru.
2. Sumeru. See Gangotrl. Rudra-Prayaga-At the confluence of the Alakananda and Kali-Ganga (Mandakini). It is
one of the five (Pancha) Pray@gas. Rumin-Dei-Lumbini-vana, where Buddha was born, two miles to the north of Bhagavan.
pur in the Nepalese Terai. Rungpur-It appertained to the ancient country of Kamarupa and afterwards to Pundra
desa. Runn-The Irana of Outch
Sabarmatt--1. The river Sabhramati. 2. The Kritavati. 3. The Chandana. 4. The Girikarnika.
5. The Kasya pi-Ganga, in Gujarat. Sagar-The district of Sagar and the western portion of Bundelkhand formed the ancient
Pulinda-desa. Saharanpur-The district of Saharanpur appertained to the ancient Kulinda-deśa. Sa het-Mahet-1. Sråvasti. 2. Saravati. 3. Sabathapura. 4. Dharmapattana. 5. Chandrika
puri. 6. Chandrapuri. 7. Chandripura. It is situated on the river R&pti, in the district of Gonda, in Oudh, fifty-eight miles north of Ayodhya and forty-two miles north of Gonda. It was the oapital of North-Kosala. Buddha lived here for twenty-five years in a vihara
called Jetavana-vihara. ------ Sal-The river 1. Sarpika. 2. Syandik& of the Ramayana, a branch of the Gumti in Oudh. galla-Giri-To the north-east of the old town of Rajgir and to the south-east of the new town
of Rajgir. It was the Gșidbrakuta of the Buddhists annals, the Vulture Peak of Fa Hien
and Hiuen Tsiang. Sakrt-The river Sarkaråvarttå of the Bhagavata P. in Bihar. galagrama-Near the source of the river Gandák, in the Sapta-Gandaki range of the Himalaya,
in the southern boundary of Central Tibet. It was the hermitage of Bharata and Palaha.
From the name of this place the Gandak is called Salagr&mi. Salem-It was a part of Konga-desa or Kongu-desa. Salsette-The island of 1. Perimuda. 2. Perimula of the Greeks. 3. Shashthi, near Bombay.
It derived its sanctity from a tooth of Buddha, which was enshrined there at the beginning
of the fourth century. Samarkand-Markanda, a town in Sakad vipa. sambhåra-1. Sakambhari, 2. Sapadalaksha, in Eastern Rajputana.
