Book Title: Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons
Author(s): Jagdishchandra Jain
Publisher: New Book Company

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________________ UFOGRAPHICAL LEXICON 365 Rāma, Roma, Romasa or Romaya or Romaka or Romapåsa or Rumā visaya Roma was known foi clean (amila ) cloth, and rumii salt. Romaka is mentioned in the Mahabharata H. E. Wilson identifies Ruma with Sambhar, and as rauma means "salt," it is probable that the term may have been applied to the Sambhar lake in Rajputana, as well as to the Salt-Range of hills in the Punjab.co Ramadhi Ramathus alcalsu mentioned in the Mahabha. (II. 36. 12) According to Di Sylvain Lévi, Ramatha should be located between Ghazni (Jāguda) and Wakhan (Vokkāna) Like Jäguda, Ramatha was par excellence the countiv producing hingu (asafoetida).61 Ruru or Bharu or Bhamarnya Its location is not knowlL Sabara The maid-seriants known as Sabaris were brought from here. The Savalas agri Pulindas aie described in the Puranas and the Mahābhārsta as the inhabitants of Deccan. They are usually identified with the Suau of Pliny and the Sabarae of Ptolemy, and are probably icpresented by the Savaralu or the Sauras of the Vizagapattam Hills and the Savaris of the Gwalior territory sa Saga larrers, inciuains Iurkestan in Central Asia, is the country of the Sakas According to the Greek geographers, the Sakas lived to the east of Sogdan now called the Pamir, the country between Bokhara and Samarqand. According to Strabo, the country lying to the east of the Caspian Set Has called Srithia,58 Sihala Ser Supra, lankana See Supra). Tittiga Taittukas are mentioned in the Matsya Purana" as well as the llahābharata 56 49 Vise cat 7 p 107, Das cu 3, p. 115 50 1.1G I, p. 151 5. Temal of the L P Historical Society, Vol XV, Pt. II, p to 5) PH.11, p. 79. 43 GD, p. 172 54 CXIII 49. Pargitar, Järk, Purana, p. 398. as VI. 50-51.

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