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Dakkha ( Daksa ) Commander of the infantry of the lords of the northern Bhavanavai gods, Bhüyāņamda(1) etc.
1. Jam. 119, Sth. 404, 582, AvaCu. I. p. 146.
Dakkhinakülaga (Daksinakülaka ) See Dāhiņakālaga.
1. BhaA. p. 519.
Dakkhiņapaha ( Dakșinapatha ) See Dakkhiņāpaha.1
1. AvaM. p. 250. Dakhiņamathurā or Dakkhiņamahurä (Daksinamathurā) Same as Mahurā(2).1
1. AvaH. p. 356, 688. Dakkhiņavācāla ( Daksinavācāla ) See Dābiņa-Vāyāla.
1. AvaH. p. 195. Dakkhiņāpaha ( Dakşiņāpatha ) See Dakkhiņāvaha.1
1. AcaCu. p. 260, NisCu. II. p. 415. Dakkhínāvaha ( Daksināpatha ) Mābesaripuri city was established in the Dakkhināvaha region by queen Bhaddā(2), wife of king Payāvai(1) of Poyanapura and mother of prince Ayala(6). There was an acute famine of twelve years' duration when Vairasāmi toured this region. Its people are characterised as dul1.3 Blacksmiths and distillers of this region are treated contemptuously. Costumes of the people of Dakkhiņāvaha differ from those of Uttară vaha.5 Marriage with daughter of maternal-uncle is permitted there. In villages there were temples generally dedicated to Vāṇamamtara gods.? Kakiņi was a copper-coin of that region. Two Dakkhināvaha-rūpakas were equivalent to one Kāñcipuri-rupaka, called nelaka and two nelakas to a Kusumanagara (Pāțaliputra ) rūpaka.9 Dakkhiņāvaha is referred to at some other places also.10 King Sampai had conquered the whole of Dakkhināvaha which commenced from Ujjeņi and he made his reign suitable for the journey (vihāra) of Jaina monks.11 Dakkhiņāvaha can be identified with the southern half of India lying to the south of mount Veyaddha(2), i.e. the Vindhya mountain or river Narmda.12 1. AvaCu. I. p. 232.
9. BrhBh. 3892, BrhKs. IV. p. 1069, 2. Ibid. 1. p. 404.
NisBh. 959, NisCu. II. p. 95. 3. VyaBh. 10. 193.
10. NisBh. 5028, NisCu. III. p. 974, 4. NisCu. IV. p. 132,
BrhKs. III. p. 760, 818, 896. 5. DasCu. p. 17.
11. BrhKs. pp, 915--7, NisCu. II. pp. 6. Ibid., DasH. p. 22.
361-2. 7. AcaCu. p. 260.
12. IDETBJ. p. 77, SGAMI. p. 37. 8. BrhKs. II. p. 573.
1. Daga (Daka) One of the eighty-eight Gahas.
1. Sur. 107, Sth. 90, Jams. pp. 534-535, SurM. pp. 295-296, SthA. pp. 78-79.
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