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VamP 13.1

सुकेशिरुवाच । भवद्भिरुदिता घोरा पुष्करद्वीपसंस्थितिः । जम्बूद्वीपस्य संस्थानं कथयन्तु महर्षयः

sukeśiruvāca / bhavadbhiruditā ghorā puṣkaradvīpasaṃsthitiḥ / jambūdvīpasya saṃsthānaṃ kathayantu maharṣayaḥ

Sukeśin said: You have described the terrible disposition of Puṣkara-dvīpa; let the great sages now tell of the arrangement of Jambū-dvīpa.

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VamP 13.2

ऋषय ऊचुः । जम्बूद्वीपस्य संस्थानं कथ्यमानं निसामय । नवभेदं सुविस्तीर्णं स्वर्गसोक्षफलप्रदम्

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ / jambūdvīpasya saṃsthānaṃ kathyamānaṃ nisāmaya / navabhedaṃ suvistīrṇaṃ svargasokṣaphalapradam

The sages said: Listen as the arrangement of Jambū-dvīpa is told, of nine divisions, very extensive, granting the fruit of heaven and liberation.

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VamP 13.3

मध्ये त्विलावृतो वर्षो भद्रश्वः पूर्वतो ऽद्भुतः । पूर्व उत्तरतश्चापि हिरण्यो राक्षसेश्वर

madhye tvilāvṛto varṣo bhadraśvaḥ pūrvato 'dbhutaḥ / pūrva uttarataścāpi hiraṇyo rākṣaseśvara

In the middle is the region Ilāvṛta; to the east the wonderful Bhadraśva; and to the east and north, O lord of Rākṣasas, is Hiraṇya.

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VamP 13.4

पूर्वदक्षिणतश्चापि किंनरो वर्ष उच्यते । भारतो दक्षिणे प्रोक्तो हरिर्दक्षिणपशचिमे

pūrvadakṣiṇataścāpi kiṃnaro varṣa ucyate / bhārato dakṣiṇe prokto harirdakṣiṇapaśacime

To the southeast the region is called Kiṃnara; in the south is declared Bhārata, and in the southwest Hari.

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VamP 13.5

पश्चिमे केकुमालश्च रम्यकः पश्चिमोत्तरे । उत्तरे च कुरुर्वर्षः कल्पवृक्षसमावृतः

paścime kekumālaśca ramyakaḥ paścimottare / uttare ca kururvarṣaḥ kalpavṛkṣasamāvṛtaḥ

In the west is Ketumāla, in the northwest Ramyaka, and in the north the region Kuru, covered over with wish-fulfilling trees.

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VamP 13.6

पुण्या रम्या नवैवैते वर्षाः शालकटङ्कट । इलावृताद्या ये चाष्टौ वर्षं मुक्त्वैव भारतम्

puṇyā ramyā navaivaite varṣāḥ śālakaṭaṅkaṭa / ilāvṛtādyā ye cāṣṭau varṣaṃ muktvaiva bhāratam

These nine regions are holy and delightful, O Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa—the eight beginning with Ilāvṛta, excepting only the region of Bhārata.

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VamP 13.7

न तेष्वस्ति युगावस्था जरामृत्युभयं न च । तेषां स्वाभाविकी सिद्धिः सुखप्राया ह्यत्नतः । विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति नोत्तमाधममध्यमाः

na teṣvasti yugāvasthā jarāmṛtyubhayaṃ na ca / teṣāṃ svābhāvikī siddhiḥ sukhaprāyā hyatnataḥ / viparyayo na teṣvasti nottamādhamamadhyamāḥ

In them there is no condition of the yugas, nor fear of old age and death; their success is natural, mostly pleasant, without effort; in them there is no reversal, nor highest, lowest and middling (ranks).

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VamP 13.8

यदेतद् भारतं वर्षं नवद्वीपं निसाचर । सागरान्तरिताः सर्वे अगम्याश्च परस्परम्

yadetad bhārataṃ varṣaṃ navadvīpaṃ nisācara / sāgarāntaritāḥ sarve agamyāśca parasparam

This region of Bhārata, O night-walker, has nine divisions (islands), all separated by the ocean and unapproachable from one another.

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VamP 13.9

इन्द्रीपः कसेरुमांस्ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान् । नागद्वीपः कटाहश्च सिंहलो वारुणस्तथा

indrīpaḥ kaserumāṃstāmravarṇo gabhastimān / nāgadvīpaḥ kaṭāhaśca siṃhalo vāruṇastathā

Indradvīpa, Kaserumān, Tāmravarṇa, Gabhastimān, Nāgadvīpa, Kaṭāha, Siṃhala, and Vāruṇa;

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VamP 13.10

अयं तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपः सागरसंवृतः । कुमाराख्यः परिख्यातो द्वीपो ऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरः

ayaṃ tu navamasteṣāṃ dvīpaḥ sāgarasaṃvṛtaḥ / kumārākhyaḥ parikhyāto dvīpo 'yaṃ dakṣiṇottaraḥ

And this is the ninth of them, an island surrounded by the ocean, well known by the name Kumāra; this island extends from south to north.

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VamP 13.11

पूर्वे किराता यस्यान्ते पश्चिमे यवनाः स्थिताः । आन्ध्रा दक्षिमते वीर तुरुष्कास्त्वपि चोत्तरे

pūrve kirātā yasyānte paścime yavanāḥ sthitāḥ / āndhrā dakṣimate vīra turuṣkāstvapi cottare

At its eastern limit the Kirātas dwell, in the west the Yavanas; the Āndhras on the south, O hero, and the Turuṣkas on the north.

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VamP 13.12

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः सूद्राश्चान्तरवासिनः । इज्यायुद्धवणिज्याद्यैः कर्मभिः कृतपावनाः

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ sūdrāścāntaravāsinaḥ / ijyāyuddhavaṇijyādyaiḥ karmabhiḥ kṛtapāvanāḥ

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras dwell in the interior (of that land), made pure by their occupations—sacrificing, fighting, trading and the rest.

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VamP 13.14

१३।१३ महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमान् ऋक्षपर्वतः । विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तात्र कुलपर्वताः

13.13 mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimān ṛkṣaparvataḥ / vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptātra kulaparvatāḥ

Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimān, the Ṛkṣa mountain, and Vindhya and Pāriyātra—these are the seven principal ("family") mountains there.

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VamP 13.15

तथान्ये शतसाहस्रा भूधरा मध्यवासिनाः । विस्तारोच्छ्रायिणो रम्या विपुलाः शुभसानवः

tathānye śatasāhasrā bhūdharā madhyavāsināḥ / vistārocchrāyiṇo ramyā vipulāḥ śubhasānavaḥ

Likewise there are other mountains, a hundred thousand of them, dwelling in the middle (region), broad and lofty, delightful, vast, with fair peaks.

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VamP 13.16

कोलाहलः सवैभ्राजो मन्दरो दुर्दराचलः । वातन्धमो वैद्युतश्च मैनाकः सरसस्तथा

kolāhalaḥ savaibhrājo mandaro durdarācalaḥ / vātandhamo vaidyutaśca mainākaḥ sarasastathā

Kolāhala, and Vaibhrāja, Mandara, the mountain Durdara, Vātandhama and Vaidyuta, Maināka, and likewise Sarasa;

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VamP 13.17

तुङ्गप्रस्थो नागगिरिस्तथा गोवर्धनाचलः । उज्जायनः पुष्पगिरिरर्बुदो रैवतस्तथा

tuṅgaprastho nāgagiristathā govardhanācalaḥ / ujjāyanaḥ puṣpagirirarbudo raivatastathā

Tuṅgaprastha, Nāgagiri, and Mount Govardhana, Ujjāyana, Puṣpagiri, Arbuda, and Raivata,

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VamP 13.18

ऋष्यमूकः सगोमन्तश्चित्रकूटः कृतस्मरः । श्रीपर्वतः कोङ्गणश्च शतशऽन्ये ऽपि पर्वताः

ṛṣyamūkaḥ sagomantaścitrakūṭaḥ kṛtasmaraḥ / śrīparvataḥ koṅgaṇaśca śataśa'nye 'pi parvatāḥ

Ṛṣyamūka together with Gomanta, Citrakūṭa, Kṛtasmara, Śrīparvata and Koṅgaṇa, and hundreds of other mountains as well.

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VamP 13.19

तैर्विमिश्रा जनपदा म्लेच्छा आर्याश्च भागशः । तैः पीयन्ते सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा यास्ताः सम्यङ् निशामयः

tairvimiśrā janapadā mlecchā āryāśca bhāgaśaḥ / taiḥ pīyante saricchreṣṭhā yāstāḥ samyaṅ niśāmayaḥ

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VamP 13.20

सरस्वती पञ्चरूपा कालिन्दी सहिरण्वती । शतद्रुश्चन्द्रिका नीला वितस्तैरावती कुहूः

sarasvatī pañcarūpā kālindī sahiraṇvatī / śatadruścandrikā nīlā vitastairāvatī kuhūḥ

The Sarasvatī of five forms, the Kālindī together with the Hiraṇvatī, the Śatadru, the Candrikā, the Nīlā, the Vitastā, the Irāvatī, the Kuhū,

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VamP 13.21

मधुरा हाररावी च उशीरा धातुकी रसा । गोमती धूतपापा च बाहुदा सदृषद्वती

madhurā hārarāvī ca uśīrā dhātukī rasā / gomatī dhūtapāpā ca bāhudā sadṛṣadvatī

Madhurā and Hārarāvī, Uśīrā, Dhātukī, Rasā, Gomatī and Dhūtapāpā, Bāhudā together with Dṛṣadvatī,

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VamP 13.22

निश्चिरा गण्डकी चित्रा कौशिकी च वधूसरा । सरूश्च सलौहित्या हिमवत्पादनिःसृताः

niścirā gaṇḍakī citrā kauśikī ca vadhūsarā / sarūśca salauhityā himavatpādaniḥsṛtāḥ

Niścirā, Gaṇḍakī, Citrā, Kauśikī and Vadhūsarā, and Sarū and Lauhityā — (these) flow forth from the foot of the Himālaya.

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VamP 13.23

वेदस्मृतिर्वेदसिनी वृत्रघ्नी सिन्धुरेव च । पर्णाशा नन्दिनी चैव पावनी च मही तथा

vedasmṛtirvedasinī vṛtraghnī sindhureva ca / parṇāśā nandinī caiva pāvanī ca mahī tathā

Vedasmṛti, Vedasinī, Vṛtraghnī, and Sindhu, Parṇāśā, Nandinī, and Pāvanī, and likewise Mahī —

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VamP 13.24

पारा चर्मण्वती लूपी विदिशा वेणुमत्यपि । सिप्रा ह्यवन्ती च तथा पारियात्राश्रयाः स्मृताः

pārā carmaṇvatī lūpī vidiśā veṇumatyapi / siprā hyavantī ca tathā pāriyātrāśrayāḥ smṛtāḥ

Pārā, Carmaṇvatī, Lūpī, Vidiśā, and Veṇumatī too, Siprā and Avantī — these are held to have the Pāriyātra (mountains) as their source.

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VamP 13.25

शोणो महानदश्चैव नर्मदा सुरसा कृपा । मन्दाकिनी दशार्णा च चित्रकूटापवाहिका

śoṇo mahānadaścaiva narmadā surasā kṛpā / mandākinī daśārṇā ca citrakūṭāpavāhikā

The Śoṇa and the Mahānada, the Narmadā, the Surasā, the Kṛpā, the Mandākinī, the Daśārṇā, and the Citrakūṭāpavāhikā (i.e. the stream flowing from Citrakūṭa);

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VamP 13.26

चित्रोत्पला वै तमसा करमोदा पिशाचिका । तथान्या पिप्पलश्रोणी विपाशा वञ्जुलावती

citrotpalā vai tamasā karamodā piśācikā / tathānyā pippalaśroṇī vipāśā vañjulāvatī

the Citrotpalā, the Tamasā, the Karamodā, the Piśācikā, and likewise another, the Pippalaśroṇī, the Vipāśā, and the Vañjulāvatī;

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VamP 13.27

सत्सन्तजा शुक्तिमती मञ्जिष्ठा कृत्तिसा वसुः । ऋक्षपादप्रसूता च तथान्या बलवाहिनी

satsantajā śuktimatī mañjiṣṭhā kṛttisā vasuḥ / ṛkṣapādaprasūtā ca tathānyā balavāhinī

Satsantajā, Śuktimatī, Mañjiṣṭhā, Kṛttisā, Vasu, and (those) risen from the Ṛkṣa mountain's foot, and likewise another, Balavāhinī.

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VamP 13.28

शिवा पयोष्णी निर्विन्ध्या तापी सनिषधावती । वेण वैतरणी चैव सिनीवाहुः कुमुद्वती

śivā payoṣṇī nirvindhyā tāpī saniṣadhāvatī / veṇa vaitaraṇī caiva sinīvāhuḥ kumudvatī

Śivā, Payoṣṇī, Nirvindhyā, Tāpī together with Niṣadhāvatī, Veṇā and Vaitaraṇī, Sinīvāhu, Kumudvatī.

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VamP 13.29

तोया चैव महागैरी दुर्गन्धा वाशिलाः तथा । विन्ध्यपादप्रसूताश्च नद्यः पुण्यजलाः शुभाः

toyā caiva mahāgairī durgandhā vāśilāḥ tathā / vindhyapādaprasūtāśca nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ

And Toyā, Mahāgairī, Durgandhā, and likewise the Vāśilās — these are the rivers of holy, auspicious waters that arise from the foot of the Vindhya.

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VamP 13.30

गोदावरी भीमरथी कृष्णा वेणा सरस्वती । तुङ्गभद्रा सुप्रयोगा वाह्या कावेरिरेव च

godāvarī bhīmarathī kṛṣṇā veṇā sarasvatī / tuṅgabhadrā suprayogā vāhyā kāverireva ca

Godāvarī, Bhīmarathī, Kṛṣṇā, Veṇā, Sarasvatī, Tuṅgabhadrā, Suprayogā, Vāhyā, and Kāverī as well.

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VamP 13.31

दुग्धोदा नलिनी रेव वारिसेना कलस्वना । एतास्त्वपि महानद्यः सह्यपादविनिर्गताः

dugdhodā nalinī reva vārisenā kalasvanā / etāstvapi mahānadyaḥ sahyapādavinirgatāḥ

Dugdhodā, Nalinī, Revā, Vārisenā, Kalasvanā — these too are great rivers, issuing forth from the foot of the Sahya (mountain).

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VamP 13.32

कृतमाला ताम्रर्णी वढ्जुला चोत्पलावती । सिनी चैव सुदामा च शुक्तिमत्प्रभवास्त्विमाः

kṛtamālā tāmrarṇī vaḍhjulā cotpalāvatī / sinī caiva sudāmā ca śuktimatprabhavāstvimāḥ

Kṛtamālā, Tāmraparṇī, Vañjulā and Utpalāvatī, and Sinī and Sudāmā — these have their origin in (Mount) Śuktimat.

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VamP 13.33

सर्वाः पुण्याः सरस्वत्यः पापप्रशमनास्तथा । जगतो मातरः सर्वाः सर्वाः सागरयोषितः

sarvāḥ puṇyāḥ sarasvatyaḥ pāpapraśamanāstathā / jagato mātaraḥ sarvāḥ sarvāḥ sāgarayoṣitaḥ

All (these rivers) are holy Sarasvatīs and dispellers of sin; all are mothers of the world, all are wives of the ocean.

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VamP 13.36

अन्याः सहस्रशश्चात्र क्षुद्रनद्यो हि राक्षस । सदाकालवहाश्चान्याः प्रवृट्कालवहास्तथा । उदङ्मध्योद्भवा देशाः पिबन्ति स्वेच्छया शुभाः ॥ वम्प्_१३।३४ ॥ मत्स्याः कुशट्टाः कुणिकुण्डलाश्च पाञ्जालकाश्याः सह कोसलाभिः ॥ वम्प्_१३।३५ ॥ वृकाः शबरकौवीराः सभूलिङ्गा जनास्त्विमे । शकाश्चैव समशका मध्यदेश्य जनास्त्विमे

anyāḥ sahasraśaścātra kṣudranadyo hi rākṣasa / sadākālavahāścānyāḥ pravṛṭkālavahāstathā / udaṅmadhyodbhavā deśāḥ pibanti svecchayā śubhāḥ // vamp_13.34 // matsyāḥ kuśaṭṭāḥ kuṇikuṇḍalāśca pāñjālakāśyāḥ saha kosalābhiḥ // vamp_13.35 // vṛkāḥ śabarakauvīrāḥ sabhūliṅgā janāstvime / śakāścaiva samaśakā madhyadeśya janāstvime

And there are others here by the thousands, small rivers indeed, O Rākṣasa; some flow at all times, and others flow in the rainy season. // 13.34 // The auspicious regions arisen in the north and the middle drink (of them) at their pleasure: the Matsyas, Kuśaṭṭas, and Kuṇis and Kuṇḍalas, the Pāñjālas and Kāśis together with the Kosalas, // 13.35 // the Vṛkas, the Śabaras and Kauvīras, and these peoples together with the Bhūliṅgas; and the Śakas and the Maśakas — these are the peoples of the middle country.

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VamP 13.37

वाह्लीका वाटधानाश्च आभीराः कालतोयकाः । अपरान्तास्तथा शूद्राः पह्लावाश्च सखेटकाः

vāhlīkā vāṭadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ / aparāntāstathā śūdrāḥ pahlāvāśca sakheṭakāḥ

The Vāhlīkas and Vāṭadhānas, the Ābhīras, the Kālatoyakas, likewise the Aparāntas, the Śūdras, and the Pahlavas along with the Kheṭakas,

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VamP 13.38

गान्धारा यवनाश्चैव सिन्धुसौवीरमद्रकाः । शातद्रवा ललित्थाश्च पारावतसमूषकाः

gāndhārā yavanāścaiva sindhusauvīramadrakāḥ / śātadravā lalitthāśca pārāvatasamūṣakāḥ

the Gāndhāras and the Yavanas, the Sindhus, Sauvīras and Madrakas, the Śātadravas and the Lalitthas, the Pārāvatas and the Mūṣakas,

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VamP 13.39

माठरोदकधाराश्चज कैकैया दशमास्तथा । श्रत्रियाः प्रतिवैश्याश्च वैश्यशूद्रकुलानि च

māṭharodakadhārāścaja kaikaiyā daśamāstathā / śratriyāḥ prativaiśyāśca vaiśyaśūdrakulāni ca

the Māṭharas and Udakadhāras, the Kaikeyas, likewise the Daśamas, the Kṣatriyas and the Prativaiśyas, and the families of Vaiśyas and Śūdras,

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VamP 13.40

काम्बोजा दरदाश्चैव बर्बरा ह्यङ्गलौकिकाः । चीनाश्चैव तुषाराश्च बहुधा बाह्यतोदराः

kāmbojā daradāścaiva barbarā hyaṅgalaukikāḥ / cīnāścaiva tuṣārāśca bahudhā bāhyatodarāḥ

the Kāmbojas and the Daradas, the Barbaras and the Aṅgalaukikas, and the Cīnas and the Tuṣāras, and the Bāhyatodaras in many kinds,

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VamP 13.41

आत्रेयाः सभरद्वाजाः प्रस्थलाश्च दशेरकाः । लम्पकास्तावकारामाः शूलिकास्तङ्गणैः सहा

ātreyāḥ sabharadvājāḥ prasthalāśca daśerakāḥ / lampakāstāvakārāmāḥ śūlikāstaṅgaṇaiḥ sahā

the Ātreyas with the Bharadvājas, the Prasthalas and the Daśerakas, the Lampakas, Tāvakas and Rāmas, the Śūlikas together with the Taṅgaṇas,

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VamP 13.42

औरसाश्चालिमद्राश्च किरातानां च जातयः । तामसाः क्रममासाश्च सुपार्श्वाः पुण्ड्रकास्तथा

aurasāścālimadrāśca kirātānāṃ ca jātayaḥ / tāmasāḥ kramamāsāśca supārśvāḥ puṇḍrakāstathā

the Aurasas and the Ālimadras, and the tribes of the Kirātas, the Tāmasas and the Kramamāsas, the Supārśvas and likewise the Puṇḍrakas,

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VamP 13.43

कुलूताः कुहुका ऊर्णास्तूणीपादाः सुकुक्कुटाः । माण्डव्या मालवीयाश्च उत्तरापथवासिनः

kulūtāḥ kuhukā ūrṇāstūṇīpādāḥ sukukkuṭāḥ / māṇḍavyā mālavīyāśca uttarāpathavāsinaḥ

the Kulūtas, the Kuhukas, the Ūrṇas, the Tūṇīpādas, the Kukkuṭas, the Māṇḍavyas and the Mālavīyas — (these) dwell on the northern route.

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VamP 13.44

अङ्गा वङ्गा मुद्गरवास्त्वन्तर्गिरिबहिर्गिराः । तथा प्रवङ्गा वाङ्गेया मांसादा बलदन्तिकाः

aṅgā vaṅgā mudgaravāstvantargiribahirgirāḥ / tathā pravaṅgā vāṅgeyā māṃsādā baladantikāḥ

The Aṅgas, the Vaṅgas, the Mudgaravas, those within the mountains and those outside the mountains, and likewise the Pravaṅgas, the Vāṅgeyas, the Māṃsādas, the Baladantikas,

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VamP 13.45

ब्रह्मोत्तरा प्राविजया भार्गवाः केशवर्राः । प्रग्ज्योतिषाश्च शूद्रश्च विदेहास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः

brahmottarā prāvijayā bhārgavāḥ keśavarrāḥ / pragjyotiṣāśca śūdraśca videhāstāmraliptakāḥ

the Brahmottaras, the Prāvijayas, the Bhārgavas, the Keśavaras, and the Prāgjyotiṣas and the Śūdras, the Videhas, the Tāmraliptakas,

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VamP 13.46

माला मगधगोनन्दाः प्राच्य नजपदास्त्विमे । पुण्ड्राश्च केरलाश्चैव चौडाः कुल्याश्च राक्षस

mālā magadhagonandāḥ prācya najapadāstvime / puṇḍrāśca keralāścaiva cauḍāḥ kulyāśca rākṣasa

the Mālas, the Magadhas, the Gonandas — these are the peoples of the east; and the Puṇḍras and the Keralas, the Cauḍas and the Kulyas, O Rākṣasa,

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VamP 13.47

जातुषा मूषिकादाश्च कुमारादा महाशकाः । महाराष्ट्रा माहिषिकाः कालिङ्गाश्चैव सर्वशः

jātuṣā mūṣikādāśca kumārādā mahāśakāḥ / mahārāṣṭrā māhiṣikāḥ kāliṅgāścaiva sarvaśaḥ

the Jātuṣas and the Mūṣikādas, the Kumārādas, the Mahāśakas, the Mahārāṣṭras, the Māhiṣikas, and the Kāliṅgas in all their divisions,

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VamP 13.48

आभीराः सह नैषीका आरण्याः शबराश्च ये । वलिन्ध्या विन्ध्यमौलेया वैदर्भा दण्डकैः सह

ābhīrāḥ saha naiṣīkā āraṇyāḥ śabarāśca ye / valindhyā vindhyamauleyā vaidarbhā daṇḍakaiḥ saha

the Ābhīras together with the Naiṣīkas, and those forest-dwelling Śabaras, the Valindhyas, the Vindhyamauleyas, the Vaidarbhas along with the Daṇḍakas,

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VamP 13.49

पौरिकः सौशिकाश्चैव अश्मका भोगवर्द्धनाः । वैषिकाः कुन्दला अन्ध्रा उद्भिदा नलकारकाः । दाक्षिणात्या जनपदास्त्विमे शालकटङ्कटः

paurikaḥ sauśikāścaiva aśmakā bhogavarddhanāḥ / vaiṣikāḥ kundalā andhrā udbhidā nalakārakāḥ / dākṣiṇātyā janapadāstvime śālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ

the Paurikas and the Sauśikas, the Aśmakas, the Bhogavardhanas, the Vaiṣikas, the Kundalas, the Andhras, the Udbhidas, the Nalakārakas — these are the peoples of the south, O Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa.

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VamP 13.50

सूर्पारका कारिवना दुर्गास्तालीकटैः सह । पुलीयाः ससिनीलाश्च तापसास्तामसास्तथा

sūrpārakā kārivanā durgāstālīkaṭaiḥ saha / pulīyāḥ sasinīlāśca tāpasāstāmasāstathā

the Sūrpārakas, the Kārivanas, the Durgas together with the Tālīkaṭas, the Pulīyas and the Sinīlas, the Tāpasas and likewise the Tāmasas,

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VamP 13.51

कारस्करास्तु रमिनो नासिक्यान्तरनर्मदाः । भारकच्छाः समाहेयाः सह सारस्वतैरपि

kāraskarāstu ramino nāsikyāntaranarmadāḥ / bhārakacchāḥ samāheyāḥ saha sārasvatairapi

and the Kāraskaras, the Ramins, the Nāsikyas, those between the Narmadā (rivers), the Bhārakacchas, the Samāheyas, together also with the Sārasvatas,

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VamP 13.53

१३।५२ कारुषाश्चैकलव्याश्च मेकलाश्चोत्कलैः सह । उत्तमर्णा दशार्णाश्च भोजाः किङ्कवरैः सह

13.52 kāruṣāścaikalavyāśca mekalāścotkalaiḥ saha / uttamarṇā daśārṇāśca bhojāḥ kiṅkavaraiḥ saha

13.52 the Kāruṣas and the Ekalavyas, the Mekalas together with the Utkalas, the Uttamarṇas and the Daśārṇas, the Bhojas along with the Kiṅkavaras,

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VamP 13.54

तोशला कोशलाश्चैव त्रैपुराश्चैल्लिकास्तथा । तुरुसास्तुम्बराश्चैव वहनाः नैषधैः सह

tośalā kośalāścaiva traipurāścaillikāstathā / turusāstumbarāścaiva vahanāḥ naiṣadhaiḥ saha

the Tośalas and the Kośalas, the Traipuras and likewise the Aillikas, the Turusas and the Tumbaras, the Vahanas together with the Naiṣadhas,

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VamP 13.55

अनूपास्तुण्डिकेराश्च वीतहोत्रास्त्ववन्तयः । सुकेशे वन्ध्यमूलस्थस्त्विमे जनपदाः स्मृताः

anūpāstuṇḍikerāśca vītahotrāstvavantayaḥ / sukeśe vandhyamūlasthastvime janapadāḥ smṛtāḥ

the Anūpas and the Tuṇḍikeras, the Vītahotras and the Avantis — these, O Sukeśa, situated at the foot of the Vindhya, are recorded as the peoples (there).

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VamP 13.56

अथो देशान् प्रवक्ष्यामः पर्वताश्रयिणस्तु ये । निराहारा हंसमार्गाः कुपथास्तङ्गणाः खशाः

atho deśān pravakṣyāmaḥ parvatāśrayiṇastu ye / nirāhārā haṃsamārgāḥ kupathāstaṅgaṇāḥ khaśāḥ

Now we shall declare the countries, those that lie in the mountains: the Nirāhāras, the Haṃsamārgas, the Kupathas, the Taṅgaṇas, the Khaśas,

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VamP 13.57

कुथप्रावरणाश्चैव ऊर्णाः चपुण्याः सहूहुकाः । त्रिगर्त्ताश्च किराताश्च तोमराः शिशिराद्रिकाः

kuthaprāvaraṇāścaiva ūrṇāḥ capuṇyāḥ sahūhukāḥ / trigarttāśca kirātāśca tomarāḥ śiśirādrikāḥ

and the Kuthaprāvaraṇas, the Ūrṇas, the Capuṇyas together with the Hūhukas, the Trigarttas, the Kirātas, the Tomaras, the Śiśirādrikas.

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VamP 13.58

इमे तवोक्ता विषयाः सुविस्तराद् द्विपे कुमारे रजनीचरेश । एतेषु देशेषु च देशधर्मान् संकीर्त्यमानाञ् शृणु तत्त्वातो हि

ime tavoktā viṣayāḥ suvistarād dvipe kumāre rajanīcareśa / eteṣu deśeṣu ca deśadharmān saṃkīrtyamānāñ śṛṇu tattvāto hi

These territories have been told to you in full detail on the isle Kumāra, O lord of the night-walkers; and now hear truly the regional duties in these countries as they are recited.

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