Indian Epigraphy c16.s4.12
Indian Epigraphy c16.s4.12
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c16.s4.12
Some other expressions of geographical significance used in Aśoka’s records are Pratyanta and Anta, both meaning a state beyond the borders [of Aśoka’s empire],⁵ Nāga-vana, ‘elephant-forest’,⁵ Kaivarta-bhoga, ‘fishermens’ preserve’,⁶ etc. The word nagara, ‘a city’, and vraja-bhūmi, ‘grazing land’, are mentioned respectively in the official designations Naga-ravyavahārika and Vrajabhūmika.⁷