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TOPOGRAPHICAL LISTS,

From the Mahábhárata, Bhíshma Parva, II. 342.

MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS 1.

SANJAYA speaks to Dhritarásht́ra.--Hear me, monarch, in reply to your inquiries, detail to you the particulars of the country of Bhárata.

[paragraph continues] Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimat 2, Gandhamádana, Vindhya, and Páripátra are the seven mountain ranges: as subordinate portions of them are thousands of mountains; some unheard of, though lofty, extensive, and abrupt; and others better known, though of lesser elevation, and inhabited by people of low stature 3: there pure and degraded tribes, mixed together, drink 4 of the following streams: the stately Gangá, the Sindhu, and the Saraswatí 5; the Godavari, Narmadá, and the great river

[paragraph continues] Báhudá 6; the Śatadru, Chandrabhágá, and great river Yamuná; the Drishadwatí 7, Vipáśá 8, and Vipápá, with coarse sands; the Vetravatí, the deep Krishńaveńí, the Irávatí 9, Vitastá 10, Pavoshńí 11, and

[paragraph continues] Devíká 12; the Vedasmritá, Vedavatí 13, Tridivá 14, Ikshumálaví 15, Karíshińí, Chitrabahá, the deep Chitrasená, the Gomatí, the Dhútapápá, and the great river Gandakí 16; the Kauśikí, Niśchitá 17, Krityá, Nichitá, Lohatariní 18, Rahasyá, Śatakumbhá, and also the Śarayú 19, the Charmanvatí, Chandrabhágá 20, Hastisomá, Dis, Śarávatí 21, Payoshńí, Pará 22, and Bhímarathí 23, Káverí 24, Chulaká 25, Víná 26, Satabalá, Nivárá, Mahitá 27,

Suprayogá 28 Pavitrá 29, Kuńd́alá, Sindhu 30, Rajání 31, Puramáliní, Purvábhirámá, Víra, Bhímá 32, Oghavatí, Paláśiní 33, Pápáhará, Mahendrá, Pát́alavatí 34, Karíshińí, Asikní, the great river Kuśachírá 35, the Makarí 36, Pravará, Mená 37, Hemá, and Dhritavatí 38, Purávatí 39, Anushńá 40, Saivyá, Kápí 41, Sadánírá 42, Adhrishyá, the great river Kuśadhárá 43, Sadákántá 44, Śivá, Viravatí, Vástu, Suvástu 45, Gaurí, Kampaná 46, Hirańvatí, Vará, Vírankará, Panchamí, Rathachitrá, Jyotirathá, Viswámitrá 47, Kapinjalá, Upendrá, Bahulá, Kuchírá 48, Madhuváhiní 49, Vinadí 50, Pinjalá, Veńá, Tungaveńá 51, Vidiśá 52, Krishńaveńá, Támrá, Kapilá, Selu, Suvámá 53, Vedáśwá, Hariśravá, Mahopamá 54, Śíghrá, Pichchhalá 55, the deep Bháradwájí, the Kauśikí, the Sona 56, Bahudá, and Chandramá, Durgá,