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| SURSÉRKO—T.ATGRU. | 249 |
S u r s é r k o, sometimes Suns a r k a, in Gnari Khôrsum,
Lat. 31°, Long. 80° ... 271.,v74 gser-brko. Gârhv. and Tib.
"Place whereold was dug." Gser, g• ,gold; brko, dig. Sur is the Gärhvali word for
gold; here repeated, although already contained in the Tibetan word. The word is composed
of pure 'Tibetan and Gärhvali, and refers to a tradition that formerly there had been gold diggings here.
Sur y a b h a g a, a river in the Western Himalaya TiTT7T Sanskr.
"Portion of the sun."
Anal. Chandra-bhaga, q. v. These two rivers united form the Chinab, q. v.
Suvarnarékha, also Subanrikha, a river in Chhôta Nagpur g lk—fr Sanskr. "Gold-line."
Anal. Suvarn-dnrg, in the Kônkan, Lat. 17°, Long. 73°; Suvarna-ghérri, in Orissa, Lat. 19°, Long. 83°.
Svayambhunâth, in Nepal, Lat. 27°, Long. 85° WITAIRTIEr Sanskr.
"The self-existent Lord."
Svayambhu, the self-existent, an epithet of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva; natha, Lord.
Tachôg-Khabâb, a river in Eastern Tibet.
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`aj yi ` `LT.~ rta-mchhog-kha-bab. Tib.
"Descended from the mouth of the best horse." Ilta-mchhog, the best horse of its kind; kha, mouth; bab is the preteritum of 'bab-po, descended. One of the mythological names of the Dihông, see also Tsangbochû.
T a g n â g, a pasture ground in Ladak, Lat. 34°, Long. 77° 7:3141rglzyi brag-nag. Tib.
"A black rock, or rocky mountain." Brag (sounds like tag) a rock; nag, black. Nags would have the same sound and would mean forest; but the place in question is considerably above the limit of forests, and besides I only got it translated by black.
Taiûru
"Mother town." The Sanskrit name of this town: Materu-pûra, has the same meaning.
Buchanan's Journey in Maissûr, Vol. II.; p. 151.
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