Indian Antiquary Vol 52

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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Maha şála-It is mentioned in the Padma P., (Srishti Kh. ch. 11), and Matsya P. (ch. 22),
as a tirtha or a place of pilgrimage on the Godavari. Sala is mentioned as a tributary of the Godavari (Brahma P., ch. 106, v. 20-22). It is the Maisolus of the Greeks. As Ptolemy places the mouth of the river Maisolus in the district called Maisolia, it may be identified with that portion of the Godavari which lies between the Pranahita or rather Wain-Gangân and the ocean. See Maisolia. In the Mahavagga (V, 13, 12 in SBE., XVII,
38) Mahagala is described as a border country on the east of South India. Mahasira-Masâr, a village eix miles to the west of Arrah in the district of Shahabad visited
by Hiuen Triang in the seventh century. Mahasthana-Mahåsthåna-gada in the district of Bagura in Bengal (Devi Bhagavata, VII,
ch. 38). It contained the celebrated temple of Mahadeva called Ugramadhava at the time of Vallâla Sena, king of Gauda (Ananda Bhatta's Vallala-charitam, ch. VI). It is seven miles to the north of Bogra (town). See Ballalapuri. Its ancient name was Šila Dhåpa (šila Dhâtugarbha) and contained four Buddhist stupas, but the name was changed into Sild-Dvipa after the revival of Hinduism (List of Ancient Monuments of Bengal;
JASB., 1875, p. 183). Mahati - Thə river Mahi, a branch of the river Chambal in Malwa (Vayu P., I, ch. 45, v. 97). Mahatag -The river Argasan in Afghanistan which joins the Gomal river or Gomati (Rig
Veda, X, 75). Same as Mehatnu. Mahavana--Same as Braja. See Gokula (Chaitanya-charitamrita, II, ch. 18). Mahivana Vlhira-1. Pinj kotai, near Sunigram in Buner, about twenty-six miles south
of Manglaur or Mangalore, the old capital of Udyana (Dr. Stein's Archaological Tour with the Indian Field Force in the Indian Antiquary of 1899). It was visited by Hiuen Tsiang. 2. Mahậvana-Katâgâra was situated in the suburb of Vaisálf; it was also called Maha
vana-vihara (Spence Hardy's Manual of Buddhism, p. 343). Mahendra-The whole range of hills extending from Orissa to the district of Madura was
known by the name of Mahendra-parvata. It included the Eastern Ghats and the range extending from the Northern Circars to Gondwana, part of which near Ganjam is still called Mahendra Malei or the hills of Mahendra (Raghuvamsa, IV, 08. 39, 40). It joins the Malaya mountain (Harshacharita, ch. VII). Parasurama retired to this mountain after he was defeated by Ramachandra. The Ramayana (Kishk., ch. 67; Lanka, ch. 4) and the Chaitanya-charitâmpita apply the name specially to the Eastern Ghats, and the hermitage of Parasurama is placed by the Chaitanya-charitamrita at the southern extremity of the range in the district of Madura. The Raghuvamsa (VI, v. 54) places it in Kalinga, so also the Uttara-Naishadha-Charita (Canto XII, v. 24). The name is princi
pally applied to the range of hills separating Ganjam from the valley of the Mahanadi. Mahomati-Mandala-Mandala in Central India. It was also called Mahesamandala or Mahesmati (Arch. S. Rep., vol. XVII, p. 54). Its capital was Mahishmati (JRAS., 1910,
p. 425). Mahesvara-Mahes or Chuli Mahesvara on the bank of the Nerbuda (Matsya P., ch. 189;
Sthaviravalicharita, XII); same as Mahishmati. Mahoya--The country which lies between the rivers Mahi and Nerbuda. The Mâheyas
lived on the bank of the Nerbuda (Vayu P., II, 45). Mahi-1. The river Mâhî in Malwa (Markandeya P., ch. 57). Near its mouth Andhaka, &
daitya; was killed by Siva in a cavern (Siva P., I, chs. 38, 43). 2. The river Måhl, a tributary of the Gandak (Sutla-nipdta, I, 2: Dhaniyasutta ; Tronckner's Milinda Paitha,