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Index of Geographical Names mentioned in Yas'astilaka.
Comm. refers to Śrutasāgara's commentary on Yasastilaka.
Page numbers refer to the N. S. edition of Yasastilaka. Ahicchatra in Pancāla, Book VI, section 15. The Asmaka country thus corresponds to
Identified with Ramnagar in Bareilly the Nizamabad District of Hyderabad District, U. P. Sacred to the Jaina Savi. State and the adjoining territory, and our Pārsvanātha. Somadeva says that possibly covered in ancient times the पार्श्वनाथपरमेश्वरयश प्रकाशनामत्रे अहिच्छत्रे.
southernmost area of Berar as well as the Anga 3. 247 etc. Corresponds roughly to the
northern part of Hyderabad, See also modern districts of Bhagalpur, Mongbyr
Sarkar: The Vākāțakas and the Aśmaka etc.
country in IHQ, Vol. XXII, p. 233 and As'maka, Book III, p. 567: 3577aa97t:. Same
Mirashi: Historical Data in Dandin's as Ašmantaka mentioned in 1. 207: 31rak
Dasakumāracarita in A BORI, Vol. XXVI, a fare difeComm. explains Aśman
p. 20. taka as the Sapädalaksa mountain. The
Ayodhyā, Book VI, section 8 (Ed.THETTABarbara mentioned in 3. 112 is also
GerutgR). Košala is mentioned in 3.249 explained by the comm, as the ruler of
(sa: Tart:). Comm. explains 11 as the hill tract of Sapädalakşa,
Vinitāpura. Under 1.210 it says fa fare:
Asmaka, Asmantaka, the Barbara country, and
अयोध्याया. Sapädalaksa are thus identical. The Balavahanapura, Book VI, section 15. capital of Asmaka was Podana or Pauda- Barbara, see under Aśmaka. napura, identified with modern Bodhan, Bhāvapura, Book VI, section 15. situated on an affluent of the Godavari in
Bhoja country (Fra) 1. 207. Same as the Nizamabad District of Hyderabad
Vidarbha or Berar. Bhandarkar: Barly State. See Saletore: The Southern
History of the Dekkan, section III, Asmaka in Jaina Antiguary, Vol. VI, p. 60. Paudanapura is mentioned in Yasasti
Bhūmitilaka, see under Janapada. laka, Book VII, section 28. where it is Campa, Book VI, section 8 (37% vedy...... i located in Ramyakadesa (रम्यकदेशनिवेशोपेत
f). Near Bhagalpur. The ancient orgarafta:). According to the Parbhani
capital of the kingdom of Anga. inscription (see Chap. I of this book), Cedi, Book III (7: etc.). The capital the Cālukya chief Yuddhamalla I ruled of Codi was Tripuri (Tewar, near Jubbalover the Sapädalakṣa country, and caused pur). Under 1.207 comm. explains Cedi his elephants to be bathed in a tank filled as Kundinapura. with oil at Podana. That GTETT Cerama, Book III. Yasodhara is described इति विश्रुतः । तत्राभूद् युद्धमलाख्यो नृपतिर्विक्रमार्णवः॥ as पल्लवपाण्ड्यचोलचेरमहर्म्यनिर्माणप्रकाश्यमानदिगविजयसपादलक्षभूभर्ता तैलवाप्यां स पोदने। अवगाहोत्सवं चक्रे alfagar: Cerama = Cera=Kerala (MaR itierf aarall. Asmaka is oalled Assaka labar). In 1. 208 the Cera king is in Pāli literature, and Podana is the addressed thus: चेरम पर्यट मलयोपकण्ठम्. The same as the ancient Potana, the capital reading of the printed text, a , is a of Assaka, which is one of the seven mistake, as the mss. read #H. Kerala Kingdoms of India mentioned in a verse is mentioned several times : केरलीनां नयनcited in the Mahāgovinda Suttanta of the Au E H: Book I; 3. 247; 3. 112: Dighanikāya. In the Suttanipāta (verse fres deT; 1. 210: FATH ER: and 977), Assaka is located on the banks of oray Firs: etc. Book III, p. 431, the Godavari. The name appears as As- Cola, see under Cerama. Also 3. 247. CEmaka in the Mahävastu, Vol. 3, p. 208. are alwafael, 186; amag word.
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