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0233 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 / Page 233 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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Imāmgārh, in Sindh, Lat. 26°, Long. 69° . . . . . . . . . . . . . امام گڑھ Arab. Hind.
"Priest's fort."

Ināmpét, in the Dékhan, Lat. 17°, Long. 78° . . . . . . . . . . . انعام بيت Arab. Tam.
"Village of charity."

Indargārh, in Bāndelkhánd, Lat. 25°, Long. 78° . . . . . . . . . اندر گڑھ Hind.
"Indra's fort." (Índra is the first of the secondary deities of Hindu mythology and pre-
sides over paradise. Wilson.) The same name in Bāndelkhánd, Lat. 25°, Long. 76°; Lat. 26°,
Long. 79°, &c.
Anal. Indar-púr, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 79°; Indra-thán, in Nepál, Lat. 27°,
Long. 85°.

Indus, see Sénge Khabáb.

Iradatnágar, in Hindostán, Lat. 26°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . ارادت ذکر Arab. Hind.
"Town of desire."

Iravádi, properly Airávatí, a river in Bérma,
Lat. 16—29°, Long. 96—98° . . . . . . . . . . . ایراوتی properly ऐरावती Sanskr.
"Water having."
Another interpretation is:
"Índra's elephant, or the river of Indra's elephant;"
Airávatá being the name of Índra's elephant. Lassen considers it very probable, that, as it
is generally assumed, the name was transferred to the river. Lassen, Ind. Alt., Vol. I., p. 336.
The pronunciation Iravādi is an arbitrary European modification.

Isagárh, in Bāndelkhánd, Lat. 24°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . . . ایسا گڑھ Hind.
"Síva's town." Ísa, lord, ruler, is a surname of Síva.
Anal. Isa-púr, in the Dékhan, Lat. 17°, Long. 74°.

Ísa Khan ka Kót, in the Pánjáb, Lat. 30°, Long. 75° عیسی خان کا کوٹ Arab. Turk. Hind.
"Ísa Khan's castle." Ísa is here the Arabic and Hindostáni form of Jesus: Khán,
regent, king.

Iskárdo, see Skárdo.

Islamabád, in Kashmír, Lat. 33°, Long. 75° . . . . . . . . . . . . اسلام آباد Arab. Pers.
"Islam's town." The same name in Málva, Lat. 23°, Long. 77°, see also Chittagóng.
Anal: Islám-gárh, in Málva, Lat. 23°, Long. 77°; in Rajvára, Lat. 27°, Long. 70°; Islam-
kót, in Sindh, Lat. 24°, Long. 70°; Islam-nágar, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 78°; in
Bāndelkhánd, Lat. 25°, Long. 85°, &c.; Islám-púr, in Bengál, Lat. 23°, Long. 90°; in the
Pánjáb, Lat. 30°, Long. 72°, &c.

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