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

APPENDIX I. 307 This may be identified with the Vaṁśa- gulma of the Mahābhārata and from this place the river Narmadā rises. In that case, this would be situated in the Vidarbha country. Vātsyāyana in his Kāmasūtra mentions one Vatsagulmaka as different from the Vidarbha (see Notes. p. 148). 160. Varuṇa ... ...One of the nine divisions of the Bhārata- varṣa. From the order in which the names are mentioned both in the Purāṇas as well as in the Kāvyamīmāṁsā, some are inclined to surmise that Varuṇa was situated in the north-eastern direction of India, and that it may represent an Indian colony in Central Asia (see Cunningham's A. G. Notes p. 754). 161. Varṇā ... ...According to Rājaśekhara, this is a river in South India, its source being the Sahya mountain. It may be identified either with the river Kṛṣṇā or Beṇā which is a branch of the Kṛṣṇā and rises from the western Ghats. 162. Vallāra ... ...The country ruled by the Vallāla dynasty in South India seems to be called Vallāra. It represents the country near Veṅkaṭagiri including Chittoor and Vellore in the Madras Presidency. 163. Valhava ... ...One of the countries in the northern India. It may be identified with the Valla- pura (Ballawar) one of the hill states mentioned in the Rājataraṅgiṇī. It is in the south-eastern direction of Kashmir. 164. Vāṇāyuja ...A country in the north, generally identified with Arabia (see N. L. Dey). Kauṭilya considers the horses of this country as best. (Kauṭilya-Aśvādhyakṣa). 165. Vānavāsaka ...North Kanara was known by this name. Ptolemy refers to a town called Banaouasei (Benavas) on the left bank of the Varadā