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Dhanapāla has referred to Hūņa king killed by Nītivarmā the army in chief of the Northern direction which implies that during the times of Dhanapāla Hūņas had advanced far into the north and established their independent kingdom.'
Dhanapāla refers to the forest lying midway between the mountains Ekaśộnga and Vaitādhya having the forest tribes mainly consisting of the Kimpuruṣas who have been identified with Kinnaras by the commentator. Dr. B. C. Law takes the Hemakūta region as the Kimpuruṣavarşa and the Haimavata region as Kinnara Khanda.? 5. FLORA AND FAUNA SEASONS
Of the flora Dhanapāla has menti ned the trees such as Akşa' The tree Terminalia balerica or the seed of its fruit. The seeds of its fruits appear to have been stringed together to be used as Rosaries."
Mahāvața druma and Aśvattha-Pippala tree. Kāñcanāra- Kondāra. Aksoța-? Walnut.
He has also referred to- Tamāla Mandāra, Tāmbūla Kokanada (red lotus)," Sirīša,2 Cūta and Sahakāra (mango tree), Bālakadalī or Rambhā (Plantain), 4 Bakula's and Mallikā, Bandhūka," Saptacchada,
1. TM Vol. III p. 33. 2. Ibid. Vol. III p. 133. 3. HGAI p. 97. 4. TM Vol. I p. 86. cp Ragh V. XIII 43; Kum. S. III. 46, p. 88. Vol. III. 5. Ibid. Vol. II p. 256. Mahāvatadruma., Kālid. Kosa by S. C. Banerji p. 2. 6 KKB B. S. Upădhāya p. 66. 7. TM Vol. II p. 282. 8. Ibid. Vol. I p. 87, Vol. III p. 12, Sm. Ed. p. 361, Sm. Ed. 372, Sm. ed. 418, Vol. III p.
72, 131, 139, 159, 173. 9. Ibid. Vol. I p. 112, Vol. II p. 288, Sm. ed. p. 405, Vol. II p. 87. 10. Ibid. Vol. II pp. 163, 271, Vol. III p. 12, Sm ed. p. 353, 368, Vol. III p. 121, Sm ed. p.
305. 11. Ibid. Vol. I p. 144. 12. Ibid. Vol. II p. 237, Sm. ed. p. 338, Vol. II p. 235. 13. Ibid. Vol. II p. 237, 247, 288, Sm. Ed. p. 311, Vol. III 86, Sm. Ed. p. 297. L.D. Pera
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14. Ibid. Vol. II p. 237, 318, Vol. III pp. 5, 121, 23, 90, 123, 23, 172, Sm ed. 311. 15. Ibid. Vol. II p. 239, p. 287, Sm. ed. 324, Vol. III p. 86, 157, Sm. ed. pp. 297, 301. 16. Ibid. Vol. II p. 239, Vol. III p. 27. 17. Ibid. Vol. II p. 253 Vol. III p. 94. 18. Ibid. Vol. II p. 253 Vol. III p. 86.
