Description of Bharatavarsa - Verse 124-131

Now the other people who dwell in the southern region1 are: Pandyas, Keralas, Gaulyas (Colas) , Kulyas, Setukas, Antargiri = R ajmaha] hills in Santhal Pargana, Bengal (De 8). But Sircar locates Antargiri and B ahirgiri towards the north of Assam. Vahgeyas= Bengal proper—the deltaic triangle between BhagirathiHooghly ( the main outlet of Ganga in ancient times) and Padma (AGP 151). Maladas—A Part of the district of Shahabad—the site of Visvamitra’s Asrama in Buxar (De, 100) ; Maida district of Bengal, Raj ashahi and West Dinajpur of Bengal (AGP, p. 151). The Bhargavas= Probably the same as Bhargava-Angaya (in AGP, p. 152) i.e. the Yamuna-Meghna Doab. The Pragjyotisas— Kamarupa Dist. in Assam. The Mundas = Chhota Nagpur, especially the Ranchi district (De, p. 134). The Videhas =Tirhut country between the Kosi and the Gandak to the north of the Ganga (De, p. 35). The Tamraliptakas—Tamluk in Midnapur district including Kontai (De, p.203) (AGP, p. 152). The Malas (The Mallas in Bd.P.)—The country round the Parasnath Hills (Part of Hazaribagh and Manbhum Districts ) . The Mallas were at Pavaand Kusinagara at the time of the Buddha (De, p, 123). The Magadhas ^ South Bihar. The Govindas or Gonarda (in Bd.P., Mt.P.)== De (p. 71 ) identifies it with Gonda in Oudh. 1* The following identifications are based on De, (page no. indicated in notes) and Sircar (GAMI). The Papdyas—Modem districts of Tinnevelly and Madura in Tamil Nadu (p. 147). The Caulas ( Colas ) == The Coromandal coast to the south of the Pennar including Tanj or ( p . 151). The Setukas=People of Setubandha, Rameshwar (Sircar p. 38). The Musikas— Travancore on the Malbar coast (p. 134). But Sircar (p. 36) suggests people living on the Muri river (in Nellore and Guntur dists., A.P.) The Vanava sikas= Banwasi in North Kanara Dist. Karnatak ( CGEIL p. 79). The Kingdom of the ancient Kadamba dynasties. The Maharastras— Roughly identified with Marathi speaking people. The Mahisakas— Southern Mysore (p. 120 ), also Sircar (p. 39). The Kalingas= South Orissa (Puri and Ganjam Districts ) —Sircar ( p. 39).