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Cities
163 (ch.XIV) places Aśmaka in the north west of Indiał. According to Apte, it is an old name of Travancore?
Audumbara (XV.90). According to the poem, it is tho name of the city where udumbara grows in abundance. According to Cunningham, it is some. as Cutch. Its ancient capital was Kuteśvara or Kaccheśvara. According to Bajpai, 'this udumbara is a part of Sāla country probably identical with the city of Nurpur or rather Gurdaspur.
Kāmpilya (VI.26). According to Abhayatilakagani, it was situated in Pañcaladeśa on the bank of the Ganges.
Kallāpuri (VI.22). It may be identified with modern Kollāpur.
Kykaniya and Parņiya (XVI.34). According to Abhayatilakagaņi, they were situated in the Bhāradvājadeśa.
Kaušāmbi (XV.90). Perhaps, it is modern Kosamgrāma, 30 miles from Allahabad.
Gahīya (XVI.34). According to Abhayatilakagani, it was situated near Jullundhur. It is the same as Kulindrina referred to by Ptolemy.
Candrapuri (IX.99). Rice identifies it with Canda in Madhya Pradeśa5 The BỊhatsambita places it is the eastern part of India. It has been identified with Cāndapur of Tipperab district; in Kashmir or with Cāndauri etc.
1. Bajpai, K.D. op. cit. p.35. 2. Apte, V.S. Student's Skt-Eng. dictionary, p.661. 3. Cunningham, A.S.J. Report vol.V. p.155. 4. Bajpai, K.D.op. cit., p.39. 5. Rice, Mysore inscriptions, introduction, p. XXIX.." 6. Bajpai, K.D. op. cit., p.89.
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