c. 800bce-300bce Bhāratavarṣa (realm of Bhārata) Viṣṇu Purāṇa (विष्णु पुराण
"उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम् ।
वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः ।।"
i.e. "The country (varṣam) that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bhāratam; there dwell the descendants of Bharata."