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0280 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 280 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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Sukhságar, in Bengál, Lat. 22°, Long. 88° . . . . . . . . . . . . سکھ سار Hind. (Sanskr.)
"Ocean of joy."

Súlgiri, a mountain in the Karnátik, Lat. 12°, Long. 78° . . . . . . سولگری Hind. (Sanskr.)
"The pike-mountain."

Sultánkot, in the Panjáb, Lat. 30°, Long. 70° . . . . . . . . . . سلطان کوٹ Arab. Hind.
"Sultán's (or king's) castle."
Anal. Sultán-pur, in Gujrát, Lat. 21°, Long. 74°; in Rajwára, Lat. 25°, Long. 76°; in Hindo-
stán, Lat. 25°, Long. 82°; Sultán-ganj, in Bándelkhánd, Lat. 26°, Long. 80°; Sultan-ka-
kot, in the Panjáb, Lat. 30°, Long. 71°.

Súmdo, in Zánkhar, Lat. 33°, Long. 77°, &c. . . . . . གསུམ་མདོ gsum-mdo. Tib.
"The place where three (ways or rivers) meet."
Gsum, three; mdo, a particle used in compound words. It is a name very frequent in
Tibet, and is referred to the meeting of three roads, generally coinciding with the confluence
of two rivers.
The Gárhváli word Hámdo for the same object appears to be but a corruption of Súmdo.
Compare Dógsum.

Súmgal, in Turkistán, Lat. 33°, Long. 78° . . . . . . གསུམ་རྒལ gsum-rgal. Tib.
"The three fords." Gsum, three; rgal, ford.
Here also the existence of three fords, two above and one below the junction can be
very well connected with the confluence of two rivers.

Sumzámba, in Gárhvál, Lat. 30°, Long. 79° གསུམ་རམ་བ gsum-zam-ba. Tib.
"Bridge over the three rivers (trium pons)."
There is only one bridge here over the Vishnu Gánga, below the junction.

Surajgánj, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 89° . . . . . . . . . . . . سورج گنج Hind.
"Sun's market."
Anal. Suráj-gárh, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 86°; in the Panjáb, Lat. 28°, Long. 75°; in
Símla, Lat. 31°, Long. 76°; Suraj-púr, in Málva, Lat. 24°, Long. 79°; in Hindostán,
Lat. 26°, Long. 80°, and Lat. 28°, Long. 77°.

Súrat, in Khandésh, Lat. 21°, Long. 73° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . سورت Hind.
From the Sanskrit Sau-ráshtra, the beautiful kingdom; from su, beautiful, and ráshtra,
kingdom. In derivations the Sanskrit u and i very frequently become au and ai, and
vice versa.

Súrkhpur, in the Panjáb, Lat. 30°, Long. 73° . . . . . . . . . . . . سرخ پور Pers. Hind.
"Red town." Surkh is also sometimes used for gold.