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

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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