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

242 EXPLANATORY NOTES
l. 20. Here Rājaśekhara divides India into five parts, and
gives topographical information relating to these parts. His
conception of the country dividing itself in five parts, is probably
derived from the position, boundary and description of Madhyadeśa
as found in such earlier works as Manusmṛti, Kāmasūtra, etc.
The countries lying in the four directions from the Madhyadeśa
constitute four groups each consisting of several divisions.
*[ll. 21-27. Viveka and Vāgbhaṭa read मुद्गरक., माहिष्मक, वेल्लर. ]
l. 3. For the things produced in Southern India see the
products of the four Malaya mountains already enumerated on
pp.92-93.
*[ll. 2-17. Viveka reads भैमरथी वेणी कृष्णवेणी and वनायुजकम्बोज.
Vāgbhaṭa reads उपलावती, while Viveka has पलावती. Vāgbhaṭa reads
हययवन, करकण्ठकुहक. Viveka and Vāgbhaṭa have तुवार and हरहूर, and add
जालन्धर after हिमालय. हारहूर is the correct reading as हारहौर is men-
tioned by वराहमिहिर ].
l. 17. यदाहुः etc. This verse is quoted from the Manusmṛti
(2-21). Madhyadeśa is also mentioned in the Kāmasūtra thus :-
मध्यदेश्या आर्यप्रायाः शुच्युपचाराः। 2-5-21.
The same verse हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोर्मध्यम्, etc. (Manu. 2-21) is quoted in
the Jayamaṅgalā on this Sūtra and is attributed to Bhṛgu there
but not to Manu. According to Vasiṣṭha, Jayamaṅgalā gives a
different reading as गङ्गायमुनयोरित्येके इति वसिष्ठः । instead of हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोः of
this verse.
ll.23-24. The portion of this country, called अन्तर्वेदी, is situated
within the four boundaries: of the Sarasvatī in the west, Prayāga
in the east, the Ganges in the north and the Yamunā in the south.
For similar demarcation of अन्तर्वेदी,
Cf. इमेऽन्तर्वेदीभूषणं पाञ्चालाः। पाञ्चालास्तव पश्चिमेन त इमे वामा गिरां भाजनास्त्वद्दृष्टेरतिथी-
भवन्तु यमुनां त्रिस्रोतसश्चान्तरा ॥
Bālarāmāyaṇa x. 86.
Kānyakubja or modern Kanauj is called महोदय or गाधिपुर and is
situated on the bank of the Ganges.
Cf. verses 88-90 of the Bālarāmāyaṇa act X.