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wars of Mahabharata was ruled by Babhruvahana, the son of Arjuna by the daughter of the Pandiyan king of Madura. The Mahabharata on the other hand, makes Babhruvahana_the son of Arjuna, by Chitrangada, daughter of Chitravahana, the king of Manipura. It may also be noted that the old Tamil poets called the Pandiyan kings पंचवन् and कौरियन् ” (Trans. Ant & Anu P. 139.) This city is also mentioned in नाया० ८. १६; according to Jaina Tradition, the capital of the Pandavas-a city on the seashore in the south, populated by Pandavas after they where exiled by Krsna Vasudeva. 3.
IHR A Yadava prince at whose hands Krisna was to meet his death. Owing to the prophecy of Aritthane mi that Krsna would meet his death at his hands, he used to reside in a where Krsna too happened to come and met his death by his arrow. 4. कालमास = it simply means the time ordained for death. 5. तच्चाए वालुयप्पभाए पुढवीए उज्जलिए नरए ( cf. तचाओ पुढवीओ उज्जलिआओ अनंतरं line. 12-13. this page.) [ See the Appandix III Jaina Cosmography ]. 6. आगमेसाए उस्सप्पिणीए=The aeon of increase; the upward revolution of the wheel of time consisting of six Ãras (periods) equal to दशकोटीकोटीसागरोपमs. 13-14. पुंडेसु जणवएसु [ पौंड्रेषु जनपदेषु ]