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| Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 |
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Citation Information
ASSIRGÂRII—BÂDRINATH.
A s s i r g & r h, or A s i r g â r h, in Berar, Lat. 21°, Long. 76° ..œ3S , Lt Arab. Hind.
"The captives' house."
Asurk6t, in Nepal, Lat. 28°, Long. 82° `Js""t Hind.
"The fort of the Asurs." The Asurs are a kind of demons in the Hindu mythology. Atavi, see Étava.
Au d h, or A v a d h (frequently written D u d e by the Europeans), name
of a country soit Hind.
"The invincible." From the Sanskrit A y ô d h y â.
A u r a n g a b â d, in the Dékhan, Lat. 19°, Long. 75° ot., t cx;), t Pers.
"Aurangzib's town" (or throne town). Auràng, throne, can also be taken as part of the name of the famous Mogul emperor Aurangzib, ornament of the throne.
Towns of the same name are in Lat. 24°, Long. 88°; Lat. 27°, Long. 80°; Lat. 27°, Long. 77°
k va, or E n g - v a, in Bérma, Lat. 22°, Long. 96° Bermese.
"The entrance to the fish-ponds." Â v a is the corrupted European form for the vernacular compound word Eng-va, eng signifying fish pond, and va, entrance. The town was built on a site where seven fish-ponds had been.
The Sanskrit name is Yatanapilra, or Ratanap'ira, the city of gems. Hough, As. Res. Vol. XVI., p. 277.
Azamgârh, in Bengal, Lat. 25°, Long. 83° .se3S 4.st Arab. Hind.
"A z am's castle." Â z a m , the greatest, frequently used as a man's name. Anal. A z am-p ûr, in Hindostan, Lat. 29°, Long. 78°.
A z i m a b â d, in Hindostan, Lat. 29°, Long. 77° . o t,t Arab. Pers.
"Azim's town." Azim, great, a man's name.
The name is also given by the Mussâlmans to the town of Patna, in Bengal, Lat. 25°, Long. 85°.
Badrhdt, in Bengal, bat. 24°, Long. 87° vt.st Arab. Hind.
"Badr's market." Badr, full moon, used as a man's name.
| Bâdrinath, in Gärhval, Lat. 30°, Long. 79° | k.5)4).4 | Hind. |
"Bcidri, the Lord." Badri is a personal name frequently used for Brahmans; nath, lord, is generally employed in names as epitheton of respect.
The signification of Badri jujube (Zizyphus jujuba, or scanderas) As. Res., Vol. XVI., p. 209, seems to have no connection with this name.
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