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

312 APPENDIX I.
198. Surāṣṭra... ...Kathiawad and other portions of northern-
most Gujarat.
199. Sumha ... ...Rājaśekhara mentions this as one of the
eastern countries. According to Kālidāsa's
descriptions, the country of Sumha is situ-
ated on the coast of the bay of Bengal
near Vaṅga on the Gangetic delta. He
also states that the river Kapiśa is to the
south of this country. (see Raghuvaṁśa
iv. 35–38). The river Kapiśa is, there-
fore, to be located in the land intermediate
between Vaṅga and Utkala on the eastern
coast. (see Kapiśa).
200. Sūrpāraka ...This is a country in South India according
to Rājaśekhara. This is identified with
S'opārā in the district of Thāṇā 37 miles
north of Bombay and 4 miles north-west
of Bassein.
201. Saumya ... ...One of the nine parts of the Bhāratavarṣa.
Saumya seems to be a country situated in
the north-west direction of India, if we
are to rely on the order of sequence as
given in the Purāṇas, while enumerating
the different parts constituting the Bhā-
ratavarṣa.
202. Haṁsamārga...This is also called as Krauñcarandhra or
Haṁsadvāra, in the Himālayas; it is
said to have been opened by Paraśurāma
with an arrow. This is identified with
the Niti pass, in the district of Kumaon,
connecting Tibet with India.
203. Harahūrava ...The country lying between the Indus and
the Jhelum, the Gandgarh mountain and
the salt range. (see Cunningham's map.
vi.). Rājaśekhara places this country in
the northern India.