sahma N. of a country which lay to the west of Vaṅga. Its capital tAmralipta (also called tAmalipta, dAmalipta , tAmaliptI and tamAlinI ) is identified with the modern Tumlook on the right bank of the Cossye, which is the same as the kapiSA of Kālidāsa. In ancient times the town was situated nearer to the sea,. and was a place of considerable maritime trade. The Suhmas are sometimes called Rāḍhas, the people of Western Bengal.