paMpA 1 N. of a lake in the Daṇḍakā forest; idaM ca paMpABiDAnaM saraH U. 1 ; R. 13. 30 ; Bk. 6. 73. 2 N. of a river in the south of India.
paMpA N. of a celebrated lake, which is considered to be the same as the river Pennair, near which stands the Ṛṣyamūka mountain. The river is known to rise from tanks; the northern part especially from a stone tank in the centre of Chanderdoorg. This was probably the original Pampā, and Chanderdoorg the Ṛṣyamūka mountain. Subsequently the name was transferred from the tank to the river which rose from it.