Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s7.169
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s7.169
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¹ *Kīkaṭeshu Gayā puṇyā puṇyaṁ Rājagrihaṁ vanam* *Chyāvanasyāśramaṁ puṇyaṁ nadī puṇyā Punaḥpunā.* *Cf.* *Vāyu*, 108. 73; 105. 23. *Bhāgavata Purāṇa*, 1, 3. 24 : *Buddho namnāñjana-sutaḥ Kīkaṭeshu bhavishyati* ; ibid vii 10, 19; Śrīdhara : "Kīkaṭeshu madhye Gayā-pradeśe". *Abhidhāna-chintāmaṇi* : "Kīkaṭā Magadhāhvayāḥ." For an epigraphic reference to Kīkaṭa see *Ep. Ind. II*. 222, where a prince of that name is connected with the Maurya family, See also 'Kekaṭeyaka' (*Monuments of Sānchi*, I. 302)