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States and territorial divisions
Rumṇvān (II.62). It has not been identified.
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Raivataka (XV.61). Raivataka has been identified with Girinar near Junagarh in Gujarat. It was the birth-place of Neminatha and is a Jain pilgrimage1. According to the Dvyāśrayakāvya, reeds and Kumuda flowers grow abundantly in the Raivataka mountain (XV.91).
Hrdgola (XVII.3). It has not been identified.
Sailaprastha (V.1).
Sālvā (VI. 61). This mountain is said to be a limit of the Laţadeśa and hence may be identified near it.
(B) STATES AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS
Only a few names of the states and territorial divisions occur in the Dvyāśrayakāvya. The exact extent as well as boundaries are not given in the poem. Sometimes, a few cities are also named as Desa. But the cities are enlisted separately (infra). The main divisions are as follows:
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Anga (VI.16). It is one of the sixteen political divisions of India covering the area near Bhagalpur including Monghyr. According to Digghanikāya, it was one of the seven main political divisions of India. According to K.D. Bajpai, "Two villages called Campapura and Campanagar near Bhāgalapura are believed to have been the actual site of the ancient city of Anga2."
Avanti (XIII.5). Avanti was the capital of the Malava country. Avanti has been called the Malava itself since the seventh or the eighth cnetury B.C.3
According to Rajasekhara, the Avanti consisted of Avanti
1. Dey, N.L. op.cit., p. 165.
2. Bajpai, K.D. op. cit; p.23.
3. Rhys-Davids, T.W. Buddhist India, Calcutta, 1959 pp.14-15
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