Toponyms for India

physiographical region in South Asia

thumb|300px|Alvin J. Johnson's map of Hindostan or British India, 1864

national personification of India as a mother goddess

thumb|The Prakrit name Jambudīpasi [[Pali Brahmi name 𑀚𑀀𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀺 (Sanskrit "Jambudvīpa") for "India" in the Sahasram Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka, circa 250 BCE (Brahmi script)]] Jambudvīpa () is a term for the Indian Subcontinent, often used in ancient Indian sources.

various names used for India

East Asian name of India