Shloka 56
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
Sanskrit
अतो देशान् प्रवक्ष्यामि पर्वताश्रयिणश्च ये ।
नीहाराः हंसमार्गाश्च कुरवो गुर्गणाः खसाः ॥
Transliteration
ato deśān pravakṣyāmi parvatāśrayiṇaśca ye / nīhārā haṃsamārgāśca kuravo gurgaṇāḥ khasāḥ
Translation
Agora descreverei os países e aqueles que habitam nas montanhas: os Nīhāras, os Haṃsamārgas, os Kurus, os Gurgaṇas e os Khasas.
Speakers
Not Devī Māhātmya; narrative voice introduces a new sub-list: mountain peoples.
Key Themes
GeographyMountain peoplesEthnography