Geographical Concepts in Ancient India

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National Geographical Society of India, 1967 - India - 187 pages

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Concept of the Universe in Ancient India 127
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Concept of the Earth 2845
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The Surface of the Earth 4658
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Agni Ancient India Aran Arthaśāstra Aryans astronomical Samhitas Atharva Atharvaveda Ayodhya Bhag Bombay Brāhmaṇa Buddhist Calcutta called centre chapter climatic clouds concepts cultural described Dhruva divisions dvipas earth east eclipse Epic forests Ganga Geography given Harivamsa Himalaya Hindi Hindu Ibid Indra Jain Jambudvipa Janapadas Jātaka Kālidāsa Kosala land Lunar Mahabharata Manu Manusmriti Matsya mentioned Meru modern moon mountains Nāgas Nakṣatras ocean origin Pamirs Pāṇini Parva Parvata Pauranika phenomena places planets present Prithivi Purāṇa Puranas Pūrvārdha rainfall rains Rāmāyaṇa referred region Rigveda Ritu rivers Samh Samvat Sanskrit Satapatha season shape Siddhanta signifies Sindhu Skanda stars Surya Surya Siddhanta Sūtra Taitt Taittiriya tion town types universe Uttara Vaidika literature Vaidika period Varahamihira Varanasi Varsa Vayu Vedic Index villages Vindhya Viṣṇu winds word Yajurveda Yakṣa Yamuna yojanas

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TitleGeographical Concepts in Ancient India
Issue 3 of N.G.S.I. research publication, National Geographical Society of India
Issue 3 of Res. pub.
AuthorBechan Dube
PublisherNational Geographical Society of India, 1967
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedMar 12, 2007
Length187 pages
  
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