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kinds : those living in the Karmabhumi', those living in the Akarmabhūmi, and those living on the minor continents 2. (195)
They have, in the same order, fifteen 3, thirty 4, and twenty-eight subdivisions. These are the numbers handed down. (196)
Men originating by generatio aequivoca are of as many kinds. They all live but in a part of the world. (197)
Verses 198–202 = 183-186. (Substitute, ‘men' for 'terrestrial animals.')
d. Gods are of four kinds ; listen to my description of them: I. Bhaumêyikas; 2. Vyantaras; 3. Gyôtishkas; 4. Vaimânikas. (203)
There are ten kinds of Bhavanavâsins (= Bhaumêyikas), eight of those who live in woods (= Vyan-. taras), five of Gyótishkas, and two of Vaimânikas. (204)
1. The Bhavanavâsins are: the Asura-, Nâga.-, Suvarna-, Vidyut-, Agni-, Dvipa-, Udadhi-, Vâta.-, and Ghanika-(Kumâras 5). (205)
2. The eight kinds of Vyantaras are: Pisâka.s,
1 Concerning Karmabhūmi, see part i, p. 195, note 1. The A vakūri places the Akarmabhůmi first, but the next verse proves that it originally stood in the second place.
These are seven groups of islands situated off the eastern and western ends of the Himalaya, which are inhabited by fabulous races.
According to the Avakûri, there are five kinds in Bharata, live in Airâvata, and five in Vidêha.
4 Viz, five in each of the six Akarmabhůmis: Haimavata, Harivarsha, Hairanyavata, Dêvakuru, and Uttarakuru.
5 According to the commentaries the word kumara is to be supplied after each of the ten names
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