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Vol. XXV, 2002 "CĀMUNDI" OF HARŞACARITA OF BĀŅA
197 forests of reeds having tall stalks put an end to the life of the Lord of Cāmundi named Puskara who was engaged in killing Rhinoceroses." R. D. Karmarkar in his "Bāna"7 says
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RESULT (19) Puskara (Lord of City Cāmundi) Was killed in the Nala forest addicted to hunting
by the army of the king of Campā. Jivānanda Vidyā Sāgara edition tīkā says8
"Uddandeti Uddandāni Udgatanalāni nadvaleșu nadabhuyisthadeśeșu yāni nala vanāni --- teșu nilīnāḥ sugūdham sthitāḥ Campeti Campā-dhipasya tadākhyānagarī pateh camūsu senāsu caranti bhramanti tisthantīti yāvat tathoktāḥ bhatāḥ virāḥ campādhipa sainikāḥ ityarthaḥ mţgayāsaktasya ākhețavyasaninah gandakān"gandāra" iti vanga bhāsayā prasiddhān khadginah mathnatab vyāpadayatah ityarthaḥ Cāmundi pateḥ - Cāmundī nāma nagarī tasya patih īśvaraḥ tasya puskarasya tadākhyasya rājñaḥ prānān jīvanam acemuh bhaksayāmāsuh” Sankara's sanketākhyā tīkā' only gives a sanketa i.e. an indication.
"sandakāḥ khadgādyāḥ Prāṇinah Cāmundīti nagarī nāma acemurabhakşayan" P. V. Kaneo in his Notes Says :
Canļakāḥ - A Rhinoceros. Uddandam-High stemmed, nadvalam abounding in reeds. Nalavana-Forest of reeds. Campā was the capital of Anga or North Bengal Camūm Carantīti Carāḥ Bhatāḥ Cāmundī seems to have been the name of city.
Dilīpa Kumāra Kāñjīlāl in his article -- "Ancient Indian Geography in Bāṇabhatta” has quoted this incident at Foot Note No. 100 but has not explained its historical value.
He has only quoted Campā as a city, on the Bhāgirathi four miles to the west of Bhāgalapura and as one of great six cities of the time of Buddha. He quotes Mahāparinirvāna Sūtra mentioning Campā as one of the great cities of the time. 12 Dr. Yugal Kishore Mishra13 in his article "ANGA: ITS NAME AND EXTENT" has illustrated the point that the kingdom of Anga comprised the modern districts of Bhāgalapura and Monghyr and extended northwards upto Kosi river and included western portions of the district pūrņia. It also included some parts of modern Santhal Pargana of Bihar. Quoting Santiparva of Mahābhārata he says :Anga had also extended its supremacy over Magadha. He also quotes a king
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