What does “Indica” greek record calls India?

Megasthenes’ Indica refer the country as India, Ἰνδία.

Ctesias’ earlier Indica refers to the country as Indikē, Ἰνδική, as does the even earlier Herodotus.

The former is a country name, “Indus-land”. The latter is a feminine singular adjective, the Indus-ian (country). The same adjective is used, in the neuter plural, in the books’ name: Indika, the Indus-ian (stuff).

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