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0290 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 290 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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Virbhadradúrgam, in the Karnátik,
Lat. 16°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . . . वीरभद्रदुर्गम् ویر بهدره دُرگ Sanskr. Hind.
"Virbhádra's, or Siva's castle." Virbhádra, composed of víra, hero, and bhádra,
happy, is an epithet of Síva.

Vishnupreág, in Gárhvál, Lat. 30°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . بشنو پریاگ Hind.
"Vishnu's sacrifice." (For preág, see Prayág.)

Vizagapatám, or Visakhapáttanam, in Orissa, Lat. 17°,
Long. 83° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . विशाखपट्नम Sanskr.
"The town of Visákha." Visákha is a surname of Kartikéya, the god of war, and
the name of a constellation.

Vizianágaram, or Vijayanágaram, in Orissa, Lat. 18°,
Long. 83° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . विजयनगरम Hind., Sanskr.
"Town of victory."
Anal. Vizia-drúg, in the Kónkan, Lat. 16°, Long. 73°.

Yakutgánj, in Hindostán, Lat. 27°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . یاقوت گنج Arab. Hind.
"Ruby-market."
Anal. Yakátpur, in Hindostán, Lat. 27°, Long. 78°.

Yárkand, in Turkistán, Lat. 38°, Long. 74° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . یارکند Pers.
"Place of friends." The origin of a town at this place is said to have been the conse-
quence of repeated treaties of the natives for the purpose of protecting themselves against
the invasions of the Chinese. Yar, friend; kand, place.

Yárkhor, a district in Bálti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ཡར་འཁོར yar-'khor. Tib.
"Upper settlement." Yar, upper; 'khor, literally followers, servants, establishment; in
Bálti it is frequently used in the composition of names of villages, particularly for settle-
ments of Kúlis and followers of parties some time ago so frequently fighting against each
other in these regions.

Yármi Chu, in Bálti, Lat. 34°, Long. 76° . . . . . ཡར་མི་ཆུ yar-mi-chhu. Tib.
"The highlander's affluent." Yar, upper; mi, man; chhu, water. A lateral affluent
of the Shayók.