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| Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 |
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Citation Information
246 SIKH—SITAGÛDAM.
Sikh, a widely spread tribe in North-western India $,,, Hind.
"Disciples, or Learners." From the Hind. sfkhna, to learn. Vigne's "Kashmir," p. 244.
S i 1 h é t, in Bengal, Lat. 24°, Long. 91° Hind.
| "The holy market." From the Sanskr. still Srihôtto. | Srihitta: the Bengali name in use is | |
Simla, a sanitarium, Lat. 31°, Long. 77°, and district in the Western
Himalaya Hind.
This place is said to have its name from a plant, Bombax malabarica (silk-cotton tree), frequently 'met with in this region; the native name of this plant is Sémul. Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVIII., p. 431.
Sindh, or Sfndhu, a river Sanskr.
"(The Indus) River in general (also ocean)."
There are several rivers of this name in India, and the same denomination is bestowed on the country adjacent to the lower course of the Indus, from Lat. 23-29°.
Singhgarh, in the K6nkan, Lat. 18°, Long. 73° ^g.Y,~w, Hind.
"Singh's or Lion's fort." The same name in Lat. 27°, Long. 73°.
Anal. Singa-pnr, properly Singha-pnr, in the Straits, Lat. 1°, Long. 1030; Singh-pur, in Berar, Lat. 22°, Long. 79°, and Lat. 22°, Long. 82°, &c. ; in Malva, Lat. 24°, Long. 82°; Singh-pnram, in Orissa, Lat. 19°, Long. 83°.
Si n g r n 1, in Ladak, Lat. 34°, Long. 77° ..... ... gsing-rul. Tib.
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"The putrid moor." Gsing, a place covered with small green grass, a moor; rul,
putrid. The name refers to a swampy ground near the village where was formerly a lake.
| SInka Tong, in Kamaon, Lat. 30°, Long. 80° | V | |
| stong. Tib. |
"The thousand Senkas or gods." Sfnka, name of a divinity, perhaps a provincial modification of seng-ge, lion; stong, thousand.
Sirdharpur, in Audh, Lat. 26°, Long, 80° , 7.001.M, Hind.
"Vishnu's town." Sirdhar, properly Sridhara, possessed of' divinity, is a Sanskrit epithet of Vishnu.
Sitagndam, in the Dékhan, Lat. 17°, Long. 80° r.8 l Sanskr. Tam.
"Sita's town." Sita is the name of Rama's wife.
Anal. Sita-palli, in the Dékhan, Lat. 18°, Long. 80°; Sita-pnr, in Bahia', Lat. 26°, Long. 83°; Sita-knnd, in Babar, Lat. 25°, Long. 86°; Siu-garh — Sita-garb, in Audh, Lat. 27°, Long. 81°.
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