Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.14

c5.s5.14

An interesting account of the tribal characteristics of the peoples of different *janapadas* is given in the *Karṇaparva* of the *Mahābhārata*. There the following tribes are mentioned to have been inhabitants of their respective *janapadas* named after them: the Kauravas, the Pañcālas, the Śālvas, the Matsyas, the Naimiṣas, the Cedis, the Śūrasenas, the Magadhas, the Kosalas, the Aṅgas, the Gandharvas, and the Madrakas.