Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.43
Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.43
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c10.43
The celebrated grammarian Pāṇini refers to Avantī in one of his sūtras (IV, 1. 176). Patañjali’s *Mahābhāṣya* also refers to it (4. 1. 1, p. 36). The *Bhāgavata Purāṇa* mentions it as a city (X, 45. 31; X, 58. 30; XI, 23. 6, 23, 31). The *Skanda-Purāṇa* refers to it as a holy city (Ch. I, 19–23). The *Yoginītantra* (2. 2. 119) mentions it.
Linked texts (4)
- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Yoginītantra — Sanskrit
- Aṣṭādhyāyī — Pāṇini, Sanskrit
- Skandapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit