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Dvyāśrayakávya was called Srikanthadeśa during the Buddhist period!. A person born in the Kurudesa in called Kauravaka (XVI.29-30) and a woman of that area is called Kauravyāyaṇi (XV.27).
Kalinga (XV,24): It is the northern Circaras, a county lying on the border of Orissa and north of Dravida on the border of the sea. According to Cunningham, it was between the Godāvari river on the south-west and the Godaliya branch of the Indrāvati river on the north-westo.
Khāndavaka (XV.96). It may be identified with Kbāņďavavana which is situated at a short distance to the north of Mirat included in ancient Kuruksetra'. It covers the area of modern Mozaffarnagar.
Gāndhāra (XV.24). It was situated on the north-western frontier of India which included modern Peshawar and Rawalpindi areas in Pakistan.
Cedî (VIII,63; Ku.VI.85). Cedi is identified with Bundelkhanda which is a part of the Central Provinces. It was bounded on the west by the Kali-Sindh and on the east by the Tonse. According to Tod (Rājasthāna, I.p 43n.), it is identified with Canderīt. In the medieval period, the territory of this area reached the bank of the Narmadā5. According to the Dvyāśrayakāvya, the Cedî was an indepedent state and all the neighbour kings wanted to have a friendship with Cedi state (VIII.66).
Trigarta (XVI.24) In the Abhidhānacintāmaņi, Hemacandra has used Trigarta as a synonym of Jalandharao.
1. Dey, N.L. op. cit., p.110. 2.ibid., p.85. 3. ibid., P.89. 4. Dey, N.L. op. cit. p.148. 5. Bajpai, K.D. op. cit., p.92. 6. Abhidhāpacitāmaņi, verse, 958.
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