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Siwalik means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)Siwalik or Tarai refers to a minor mountain range termed Upagiri in the Mahābhārata and the Aṣṭādhyāyī.—Two parallel and ascending lines of the Himalayan ranges known as the Lesser Himalaya and the Great Central Himalaya are referred to in the Nīlamata under the terms “Bahirgiri” and “Antargiri”. The Pāli literature designates them as Chulla Himavanta and Maha Himavanta. The Mahābhārata and the Aṣṭādhyāyī know one more division Upagiri which signifies the Tarai or Siwalik range.
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Full-text: Tarai, Upagiri, Great Central Himalaya, Lesser Himalaya, Ushiraka, Ushiradhvaja, Ushinaragiri, Ushiragiri, Antargiri, Bahirgiri.
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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
2. The Geographical Facts of the river Sarasvatī < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
Introduction (changing pattern of the rivers) < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
4. Disappearance of Sarasvatī < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - Enumeration of holy spots (tīrtha) for Śrāddha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 1 - Cultural back ground of Vārāṇasī as an emerging nodal centre < [Chapter V - Rise of Vārāṇasī as a Nodal Centre]