Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.89

v2.c13.89

Whatever we may think of this view, there is no doubt that both the forms were in common use. The form Malaya occurs in Mudrā-Rākṣasa² and Mālaya in an inscription found at Nasik.³ The interchange of y and v is also attested by the alternative names of a Sātavāhana king as Pulumāyi and Pulumāvi.⁴