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

308 APPENDIX I. river which is a tributary of the river Tuṅgabhadrā in North Kanara. Vanavāsī was the capital of the Kadamba dynasty and was founded by the king Mayūrvarman. 166. Vāmanaswāmi This is a temple of Vāmana situated in the western part of the city of Kanauj (see Notes p. 243). 167. Vārāṇasī ...Benares. 168. Vārtaghnī ...A river in the western India according to Rājaśekhara. It may be identified with the river Vātrak a tributary of the Sābarmatī. The two rivers meet near Kaira. 169. Vālhīka ... ...The country between Bias and Sutlej north of Kekaya (see Rāmāyaṇa II. 78.). According to the Trikāṇḍaśeṣa, it is Tri- garta. Bāhīkas, Vāhīkas and Jartikas are identical with the people of this country. According to the Mahābhārata (Karṇa, ch. 44) Bālhīkas living in Balkh are foreigners who invaded into India. They had S'ākala or Sialkot as their capital which was to the west of the Ravi. (see Cunningham's Notes p. 686). Kātyāyana derived this word from बहिस्. Bāhīkas were contem- ptuous in the public eye, and were com- pared to cows. Cf. बाहीको गौः । 170. Vāhīka ... ...Same as Vālhīka. 171. Vitastā ... ...The river Jhelum. 172. Vidarbha ...In ancient days, the country of Vidarbha comprised the whole of Berar, Khandesh and portions of the Nizam's territory and Central Provinces. (see Krathakaiśika). 173. Videha ... ...Tirhut or Tirabhukti. 174. Vinaśana ...The spot where the Sarasvatī disappears in the desert after taking a westerly course from the Thāneśvar. It may be located in Sirhind (Patiala state).