Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 57, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
पुलिन्दाश्च सुमीनाश्च रूपपाः स्वापदैः सह ।
तथा कुरुमिनश्चैव सर्वे चैव कठाक्षराः ॥
pulindāśca sumīnāśca rūpapāḥ svāpadaiḥ saha / tathā kuruminaścaiva sarve caiva kaṭhākṣarāḥ
普林陀人、苏弥那人、卢帕婆人并与娑婆陀人同列；又有拘卢弥那人——诚然，此等皆称为迦吒诃迦沙罗。
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FAQs
Even groups perceived as ‘frontier’ are recorded within the Purāṇic world-order, implying an inclusive civilizational memory rather than a purely court-centric one.
Ancillary bhū-deśa description supporting historical/lineage narration; outside the strict five, yet a common Purāṇic feature.
The bundling of multiple names under a collective label suggests how identity can be ‘layered’—local names nested under broader confederations.