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Vasudeva
Vasavadatta King of Vijayapura, husband of queen Kanhā(5) and father of prince Surāsava(2).1
1. Vip. 34. 1. Vāsavadattā Daughter of king Pajjoya of Ujjeņi. See Udāyaṇa(2) for further information.
1. AvaCu. II. pp. 161-2, UttN. and Utts. p. 142. 2. Vāsayadattā Astory relating to Vāsavadattā(1).1
1. Vis. 1516.
Vāsahara (Varşadhara ) A group of mountains which form boundaries of different regions. There are seven Vāsahara mountains in Jambuddiva. They are : Cullahimavanta, Mahāhimavamta(3), Ņisadha(2), Ņilava mta(1), Ruppi(4), Sihari(1) and also Mamdara(3).1
1. Sam. 7. Sth. 87, 197; JivM. p. 244.
Vāsaharakūda (Varsadharakūta) Peaks of Vāsahara mountains. They measure five hundred yojanas in height.
1. Sam. 108.
Same as the Vāsahara mountains.1
Vāsaharapayvaya (Varsadharaparvata)
1. Sth. 87, 197. Vāsiiņa Same as Vāsagana.?
1. Aup. 33.
Väsittha (Vāśistha ) (i) A chief family linel or lineage to which Tisala, Mandiyaputta", Dhaņagiri (1)", Jasā(2) belonged. It has seven sub-family lines or branches : Väsittha, Umjāyaņa, Jārekanha, Vagghāvacca(1), Kodinna(3), Sanni(1) and Pārāsara(3). (ii) The family-name of constellation Punavyasu is alsò Văsittha.? 1. Sth. 551.
4. Kalp. ( Theravali) 7. 2. Aca. 2. 176-7, AvaCu. 1. pp. 239 5. UttN. p. 394, Uttu. p. 221. 267, Kalp 21, 26, 30-2.
6. Sth. 551. 3. AvaN. 650, Vis. 2511.
7. Sur. 50, Jam. 159.
Väsitthiä (Vāśişthikā) A branch of Māņavagana(2).
1. Kalp. and KalpV. p. 260.
1. Vasudeva A type of king who is always a brother of a Baladeva(2) and sovereign of the half of the Bharha(2) country and overlord of 16,000 rulers. He is also known as Kesaya(3) He wields a conch (sarkha), a disc (cakra) a club (gadu), a lance (sakti), a sword (nandaka) and a 1. Sam. 159, Pras. 15, JivM. p. 180, 2. Sam. 158, AvaN. 416, NisCu. I. p. 56. Dasa. 6.1.
1 3. Utt. 11.21, Utts. p. 350.
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