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· Dvyāśrayakāvya
According to V.S. Agrawal, 'Sálvas were an ancient people who seem to have migrated from the west through Baluchistan and Sindha?.
Sindhu (1.68;XVI.31). Sindhu is the Sindha country. According to Ptolemy, 'the Abhiras dwelt in the southern portion of Sindha and Mushikas resided in Northern portiona.
Saurāṣtra (1.68; 11.64; V.40). Saurāşțra is the peninsula of Gujarāta or Kāțhiawāda, the syrastrene of Ptolemy. The name was also applied to the country from Sindh to Broach i.e. Gujarat, Kaccha and Kathiawar.
(C) CITIES Hemacandra has referred to a few cities by their name without elaborating their geographical location. Some of the cities are named after their peculiar feature; after the name of a particular person or after the name of a particular product in the city. Usually cities and villages are not differentiated in the Dvyāśrayakāvya. Abhayatilakagaại has distinguished a few cities from villages. Some of the names of the cities and villages found in the Dvyāśraykāvya are as follows:
Amarāvati (VI.62). It is identified with Nagarahāra, about two miles to the west of Jallalabad. A village close to it is still called Naganak the Nak ie-loho of Fabian. It is Amarāvatī of Pāli literature.
Asmaka (XV.101). According to Bajpai, "Two kingdoms are known by this name. The Kūrmapurāņa mentions it along with the countries of Punjab. The BỊhatsamhita
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' 1. Agrawal, V.S. India as known to Pāņini, p.57. 2. Dey, N.L. op. cit., p.186. 3. ibid., p.183. 4. Bajpal, K.D. op. cit., p.16,
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