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| Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 |
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| 176 | BHÎMA—BIHiSH T. |
B h i m a, a river in the Dékhan, an affluent of the Krishna Sanskr.
"The dreadful," also a name of Siva.
B h 6 i ro b, a river in Bengal, Lat. 23°, Long. 88° Beng.
"The dreadful." B hair a v a, the dreadful, is in Sanskrit a name of. Siva. Here, as is usual in Bengali, it is transformed into Bhôirob, the Bengali changing the Sanskrit: "a" into "o," and "y" into "b."
Bider, see Berar.
Bhopal, or Bhupalpur, in Malva, Lat. 23', Long. 77' ... (~J,) Jhrg, Hind.
"King," or "King's town." Bhupal, governing the country (king), from bhu, earth; pal, protecting, governing.
Bhutan, a native territory in the Eastern Himalaya under the
government of the Dharma Raja Lama Sanskr.
Bhut, from the root phod IQv Tib.
"End of Tibet." Properly Bhot-ant; Bhot, Tibet; anta, end.
In this form, though more or less modified, the name has been received into Indian and European literature. The spelling is a modification of the Tibetan word p hod, to be able, to dare, which, in the softer form, B o d, is still in use amongst the natives for Tibet Proper: see "Tibet." B. Hamilton, "Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul," p. 8, mentions the word Madra as the name used in ancient Hindu writings for Bhutan.
B i a r z a, mountains in Balti, Lat. 35°, Long. 75° Bâlti.
"Grass mountains." Mir, mountain; za, or zoa, grass
The Kashmiri travellers call this region, embracing also extensive plateaux, Devasai, or Deosai.
Bias, a river in the Pânjab Hind.
"The unfettered river." Corrupted from the Sanskrit Vipasa, or Vyasa (WO, pervading.
The Greek name "Hyphasis," given to this river and to the Satlej, of which it is an affluent, can also be referred to Vipasa.
B i h i s h t, hot springs in Kfilu, Lat. 32°, Long. 77° , Pers.
"Paradise." This rather surprising denomination was referred by the natives whom we asked to the fact that the vegetation was very luxuriant and remained undisturbed by the variation in the seasons.
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