Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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Sec. IVI
STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SUTRA
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mentioned outside this zone, eg. Vītībhaya and Tamralipti were situated in the far west (Sindhu) and far South-Eastern India (Midnapore in West Bengal) respectively. Their proper identi. fications will be dealt with later on in the geographical section of the eighth chapter.
Articles of trade
The Bhs provides a long list of articles of various kinds of trades carried on by the merchants of all classes. They are as follows :
(1) Food-stuffs--cereals' and pulses", vegetables and fruits,4 milk productsó (curd, butter and clarified butter), sweets (honey and molasses), and drinks (rasa, surā, majja= wine and liquor), and others.
(2) Clothes and dresses-cotton, silken and woolen stuff of various kinds as already referred to in connection with "Dresses" in the seventh section of the fourth chapter.
(3) Dye-stuffs"-—Indian madder, collyrium and lac. (4) Leather productsleather bladder, shoe, etc.
(5) Ornaments of various kinds as already mentioned in connection with the topic 'Ornaments' in section seven of the fourth chapter.
(6) Perfumes and toiletsle--aloe, incense, scented pills, sandal, etc.
(7) Utensils"—both earthen and metallic--such as, eartben jar, water pitch, iron pot, copper pot, iron pane, etc.
(8) Metal images of gods and goddesses."
(9) Articles of furniture of various kinds' as already referred to in the seventh section of the fourth chapter.
(10) Transports of different types", such as, palanquin, bullock-cart, chariot, boat, etc.
18 Bhs, 6, 7, 246.
4.6 Vide Supra Ch. IV. 6 Vide Supra Ch. IV, Sec. 7. ? Vide Supra Ch. V, Sec. 2. & Vide Supra Ch. V, Sec. 2. 9 Vide Supra Ch. IV, Sec. 7. 10 Bh8, 11, 11, 428 ; 9, 33, 385; Vide Supra Ch. IV, Sec. 7. 11 Vide Supra Ch. IV, Sec. 6. 12 Vide Supra Ch. V, Sec. 2. 13 Vide Supra Ch. IV, Sec, 7. 14 Vide Supra Ch. V, Sec. 5.