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According to Cuoningham, it was Kangra area between Cambā mountain and the north of Vyāsa river?. According to Agnihotri, it was situated between Rāvi, Vyāsa and Satluja and hence was called Trigarta.
Pañcāla (XV.28) Dey has identified this area with Rohilakhanda. In his opinion, Pañcāla was originally the country north and west of Delhi.
According to Rapson, 'Pañcāla was divided into two parts viz., north Pañcāla and south Pañcāla“. Perhaps, it covered the central province of modern U.P.
Pardi (XV.11). The king of Pardi country is called Pārdāyana. According to Pargiter, Pardi or Pārda was the north west frontier province and its residents were the Saka, Kamboj and Yavanas5.
Puru : A resident of Puru area is called Paurava (XV.24), According to the Rgveda, Purus are the residents of the river Sarasvati and Zimmer identifies the area with Sindhue.
Pundra (VIII.41). According to the Dvyāśrayakāvya, Puņdra area was not under the Caulukyas. According to N.L. Dey, Pundra is identified with Gauda country?.
1. Cunningham, Report of the A.S.I. V.p.148 and
V.S. Agrawala, India as known to Pāņini, p.55. 2. Agnihotri, P.D. Patañjali-kālina Bhārata, p.101. 3. Dey, N.L. op. cit. p.145. 4. Rapson, Cambridge history of India, vol. I.p.167. 5. Pargiter, Ancient Indian historical traditions, p.206,268. 6. Macdonell and Keith, Vedic Index, vol. II. p.12. 7. Dey, N.L, op. cit. p.161.
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