Prakrit Proper Names Part 1

SR No.: 001125
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta, K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1970
Total Pages: 504
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Dictionary, & Dictionary - Language
File Size: 9 MB

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Āşamda
82 15. Ādamda One of the thirty Muhuttas of a day and night.1
1. Jam. 152, Sur, 47, Sum. 30. 16. Äņamda One of the hundred sons of Titthayara Usaha(1).
1. KalpDh. p. 152.
17. Anamda A person who used to offer food consisting of meat, molasses and promegranates to two thousand Buddhist monks.1
1. SutCu. p. 429. Anatidakūda (Anandakūta) Seventh summit of Gamdhamāyaṇa mountain. It lies to the north of Lohiyakkha(2). This summit is presided over by god Anamda(14). It is the same as Āņamdaņakūļa.
1. Jam. 86, Sth. 590. Āņamdaņaküda (Anandanakūta) See Āņamdakūļa.1
1. Sth. 590. Anamdana (Anandana) One of the hundred sons of Titthayara Usaha(1). Āņamda(16) seems to be identical with him.
1. KalpDh. p. 152. Anamdapura (Anandapura) A city 1 as well as land-port. Its fort was made of bricks. Monks often visited it and sojourned there. Pajjosavanäkappa was recited here publicly 5 in the court of king Dhruvasena, in order to console him on the sad occasion of the demise of his son. King Jitāri(1) also ruled at this place. Its citizens used to enjoy feast (samkhadi) in the autumn season. It was renowned for preparing flower-decorations. It abounded in the shrines of yakşas and siddhas.10 This city had a distinct standard of punishment for cases of assault.11 A Brāhmana of this place had immoral relations with his daughter-in-law.12 Some others travelled from here to Kaccha(6) 13 and Mahurä(1). 14 Anamdapura was having the Bhalissara temple. 15 The dead bodies of monks were disposed of in the north of the city.16 It is said to be lying near the Vindhya forest (region).17 There lived some Maruyas also in it.18 It was also known as Akkatthalī.19 It is modern Vadanagara in north Gujarat.20 1. NisCu. III. p. 268.
DasCu. p. 76. 2. Ibid. p. 328, BrhKs. p. 1090.
10. AcaCu. p. 331. 3. BrhKs. p. 351.
11. VyaM. I. pp. 5-6. 4. NisCu. II. p. 434, SutCu. p. 253,
12. Ava M. p. 585. VyaM. III. p. 86.
13. AvaCu. II. p. 291. 5. NisCu. III. p. 158.
14. VyaM. II. p. 86. 6. KalpV. pp. 1, 9, 201, KalpDh. pp. 15. AvaCu. II. p. 291. 9, 130.
16. Vya M. on VyaBh. 7. 442. 7. NisCu. III. p. 268, BrhKs. p. 1387, 17. PinNM. p. 31. GacV. p. 26.
18. AvaCu. I. p. 616, Aval. p. 486. 8. BrhKs. pp. 883-4.
19. NisCu. III. p. 192. 9. NisCu. III. p. 349, AnuCu. p. 6, L 20. Kalps. p. 9, GDA. p. 6.