The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s11.38

c5.s11.38

Madra—A country in the Panjab between the Ravi and the Chinab. Its capital was Sâkala. Madra was the kingdom of Râjâ Śalya of the *Mahâbhârata* (Udyoga, ch. 8), and also of Râjâ Aśvapati, father of the celebrated Sâvitrî, the wife of Satyavâna (*Matsya P.*, ch. 206, v. 5; *Mbh.*, Vana P., ch. 292). Some suppose that Madra was also called Bâhika. Bâhika, however, appears to be a part of the kingdom of Madra (*Mbh.*, Karṇa P., ch., 45). Madra was also called Ṭakkadeśa (Hemachandra's *Abhidhâna-chintâmaṇi*).