Description of Bharatavarsa - Verse 122-123
Vayu Purana (G. V. Tagare English translation) · 45 · Verse 122-123
Sanskrit Original
People in the east : 3 Andhravakas, Sujarakas, (2) The Vadhadhanas (Vatadhanas)==Prob. Waziristan. Butin Sircar (p. 32) the Panjab-Rajastan region. (3) The Abhiras= South of Sauvira but east of the Indus= Western part of Hyderabad dist., Sind. (4) The Kalatoya kas= Residents of Kaiat region in Baluchistan. (5) The Pahlavas— The region adjoining theHingol valley on the Parikan river. They included Vaisyas and Sudras as well. (.6) The Carmakhandikas= At the mouth of the river Hab and the Ghurma island. (7) The Gandharas= Kandahar-lower Kabul valley. (8) The Yavanas==Ionians. Greeks. ( 9-10) The Sindhus and Sauviras= Though usually linked together, they are different regions. Sauvira coincides with Rohri-Khairpur region of Sind and the remaining portion is Sindhus. (11) The Sakas== Scythians. (12) The Ku( Pu)lindas= Kunets of Kulu. But formerly they extended to Saharanpur and Ambala (Sircar, 33). (13) The Kekayas— People of the country between the Beas and the Sutlej. (14) The Kambojas— People from Kafirstan who colonised the Kunar basin. (15) The Daradas =The same ancient tribe living in the valley of the Kisenganga in Kashmir. (16) The Barbaras^ People migrated from Barbary or North Africa. (17) The Tusaras =Tokharians in N. Afghanistan, but people on the Tochi according to AGP 142. (18) The Lampakas=Lamghans associated with upper Kabul.
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