Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, Alberuni's India (v. 1)

(London :  Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,  1910.)

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The number

of the Dvipas

and Seas.
 

Matsya- Purana.
 

The Commentator of Patanjali—
Vish^u-Purana.
 

Vernacular Names.
 

Dvipas.
 

Seas.
 

Dvipas.
 

Seas.
 

Dvipas.
 

Seas.

Lavana-samudra.

Ikshu.

Sura.

Sarpis.

Dadhisagara.

Kshira.
P&niya.
 

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

VI.

VII.
 

Jamb a-dvipa.   j
Saka-dvipa.       j
Kusa-dvipa.      ]
Kraunca-dvipa j
SMmali-dvipa. -j

Gomeda-dvipa-j

Pushkara-         {
dvipa.            (
 

Lavana, i.e.
salt.

Kshirodaka, i.e.
milk.

Ghritamanda, i.e.
butter.

Dadhimaiicla, i.e.
thick milk.

Sura, i.e.
rice-wine.

Ikshurasoda, i.e.
the juice of
sugar-cane.

Svadtidaka, i.e.
sweet water.
 

Jambu,
the name of a tree.

Plaksha,
the name of a tree.

Salmali,
the name of a tree.

Kusa,
the name of a plant.

Kraunca,
the hosts.

Saka,
the name of a tree.

Pushkara,
the name of a tree.
 

Kshara, i.e.
salt.

Ikshu, i.e.
sugar-cane.

Surfl, i.e.
wine.

Sarpis, i.e.
butter.

Dadhi, i.e.
sour-milk.

Kshlra, i.e.
milk.

Svadudaka, i.e.
sweet water.
 

(      Jambu.
1         Saka.
[        Kusa.
[     Kraunca.
1      Salmali.

]

Y    Gomeda.

[     Pushkara.
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