काव्यमीमांसा (महाकवि राजशेखर - कवि-रहस्य एवं देश-विभाग सटीक)

286 APPENDIX I. ruṣavarṣa to the north of the Himālayas. Some scholars are inclined to identify this Varṣa with Tibet which seems to be more probable. 38. Kīra ... ...Baijnātha or Kīragrāma in the Punjab. This may also be identified as the country round about the Kirthar range in North-west India beyond Sindh. But Rājaśekhara includes this amongst the coun- tries of the Uttarāpatha. It is, therefore, possible to locate this country in South Afghanistan to the north of the Kirthar range. One ‘Śāhi’ is said to have been the king of Kīra country (Epi. Ind. Vol. I. p. 122) who is identified as a ruler of Afghanistan and the Punjab during 9th and 10th centuries A. D. For further imformation about Kīras (see IHQ. Vol. IX. No. 1). 39. Kuntala ... ...Rājaśekhara locates Kuntala in the southern India and Sātavāhanas are mentioned as the rulers of the country. The tract of country between the two rivers Godāvarī and Kṛṣṇā is the country of the Kuntalas, and sometimes a portion of Karṇāṭaka as also of Vidarbha are included in this country. 40. Kumārīdvīpa ...One of the nine parts of the Bhāratavarṣa. According to Rājaśekhara’s conception, this Dvīpa seems to represent India, situated between the Himālayas in the north and the Cape Comorin in the south, because he mentions the seven Kulaparvatas such as Vindhya, Pāriyātra, etc. as situated in the Kumārīdvīpa. (see p. 92). 41. Kumārīpuram Cape Comorin, also known as Kanyākumārī. 42. Kulūta This country is situated in the northern India or Uttarāpatha. This is undoubtedly