The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s1.86

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Âraṇyakâ—A kingdom situated on the south of Ujjain and Vidarbha (*Mahâbhârata* Sabhâ, ch. 31). It is called Araṇya in the *Devî Purâṇa*, ch. 46. It is the Ariaka of the *Periplus*. According to DaCunha, Ariaka (Ârya-kṣetra) comprised a great part of Aurangabad and southern Koṅkaṇa. Its capital was Tagara, modern Daulatabad (DaCunha’s *History of Chaul and Bassein*, p. 127).