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only in the beginning and mentioned it as Kośala alone in expressions such as
" Itseala, osfera:, H arya:, ficferufaa1,4 HafetyHDRA,
and others. To presume Madanalekhā as a daughter of Meghavāhana seems untenable. In that case Kosala lined with Kalinga, Anga, Vanga would be the same as Uttara Kośala which is distinct from Mahā Kosala. Dr. V. S. Pathaka has refuted the theory of two sub-divisions of Uttara Kosala but has retained the existence of a Mahā Kosala to the south of Vindhya. Hence Uttara Kośala also known in brief as Kośala and Kosala (Mahā Kośala) as two entities are tenable. Pūrvāpara videha
Dhanapāla has referred to Eastern and Western Videhas. (TM Em ed.p. 412, P.428) According to Dr. Law The Vajjis (or Vrjis) were included into the eight confederate clans (attha Kulakā) among whom the Videhans, the Licchavīs and the Vajjis themselves became famous. He has referred to ‘Pubba Videha' having been conquered by a Cakravati king of Jambūdvīpa, named Māndhātā, along with Aparagoyāna and Uttarakuru.' According to Dr. D. K. Gupta, Videha, the Tīrabhukti of the Guptas, corresponds to the north western part of Bihar with a portion of Nepal valley where modern Janakapura, North of Darbhangā, represents its old capital Mithilā'' According to V. S. Apte, Videha is the name of a country lying to the north east of Magadha. its capital Mithilā is the same as Janakapura in Nepāla north of Madhubani. Videha must have covered in ancient times, besides portion of Nepāla, all such places as Sītāmādhi, Sītākunda or the northern parts of the old district of Tirhut and the north western portion of Campārana."
1 TM Vol. III p. 47. 2. TM Sm. ed. p. 420. 3. TM Sm. ed. p. 426. 4. TM Sm. ed. p. 399. Vol. II p. 234, Sm. ed. p. 395. 5. TM Vol. III p. 30. 6. TM Vol. III p. 50. 7. TM Vol. I p. 47. 8. HAGI p. 53. 9. Ibid. p. 55. 10. KSN p. 119. 11. Skt. Eng. Dict.
