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THE ARYANS AND THE BARBARIANS
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They are of two kinds.
आर्या म्लेच्छाश्च Aryā mlecckāśca
(36) 36. The civilized people and the barbarians.
Those who are possessed of virtues or are resorted to by the virtuous are called Aryans. They are of two kinds, those with supernatural, spiritual attainments and those without. The latter are of five divisions, based on region, family, occupation, conduct and faith. The former are of seven divisions, on the basis of (extraordinary) knowledge, change of form, austerity, might, healing power, occult power to transform simple food into delicious dishes, and power to ensure food inexhaustible even while feeding any number.
The barbarians are of two kinds, those born in Antardvipas (midisles) and those born in Karmabhūmis (regions of labour). In the Salt Ocean in the eight directions there are eight Antardvipas (midisles or regions) and eight others in the midst of these (the eight directions). Similarly, there are eight midisles at the end of the mountains Himavan, Sikhari and the two Vijayārdhas. The midisles in the directions are across the ocean, five hundred yojanas away from the shore. Those in the intermediate points of the compass are five hundred and fifty yojanas away from the shore. Those at the end of the mountains are six hundred yojanas in the interior. The midisles in the directions are one hundred yojanas broad. The breadth of those in the intermediate points is half of it. Those at the end of the mountains are twenty-five yojanas broad.
The beings in the east have one thigh each. Those in the west have tails. Those in the porth are mute. Those in the south are possessed of horns. Those in the other four points of the compass have ears like those of the hare, like the cake, and (broad) like the upper garment and long ears respectively. Those in the intermediate points of the compass have faces like those of the horse, the lion, the dog, the buffalo, the pig, the tiger, the crow and the ape. Those in the middle of the two corners of Sikhari have faces like the cloud and the lightning, those between the two corners of Himavan like the fish
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