Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s3.19

c5.s3.19

The Prācya or the eastern country lay to the east of the Madhyadeśa, but as the eastern boundary of the Madhyadeśa changed from time to time, the western boundary of the Prācya country consequently diminished. According to the *Dharmasūtras* the eastern country lay to the east of Prayāga. The *Kāvyamīmāṃsā* points out that it was to the east of Benaras, while according to the commentary on the Vātsyāyana *sūtra* it lay to the east of Aṅga. The western boundary of the Pūrvadeśa shrinked still more and extended to Kajaṅgala according to the *Vinaya Mahāvagga*, or to Puṇḍravardhana according to the *Divyāvadāna*.