‘The great mountain in the north’ refers to the Himalayas, and ‘Cape Kumari’ refers to Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India. Chapter 5 India, That is Bharat Class 6 NCERT Social Science Textbook Exploring Society India and Beyond Session 2024-2025.
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An ancient Tamil poem from about 2,000 years ago praises a king known from ‘Cape Kumari in the south’ to ‘the great mountain in the north’ and ‘the oceans on the east and west,’ describing the geographic boundaries of India.
In north India, it is generally written as ‘Bharat,’ while in south India, it is often written as ‘Bharatam.’ Class VI NCERT Social Science NCERT Social Science Textbook Exploring Society India and Beyond Session 2024-2025.
It is difficult to determine because ancient Indian texts are hard to date precisely. However, terms like ‘Bhāratavarṣha’ and ‘Jambudvīpa’ are found in texts such as the Mahābhārata, which was written from a few centuries BCE onward. NCERT Social Science ...
‘Jambudvīpa’ means ‘the island of the fruit of the jamun tree,’ which is a native tree of India. The term came to represent the Indian Subcontinent. NCERT Book Exploring Society India and Beyond Class 6 Class 6 Social Science ...