Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.454

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c8.454

*Śānavatya*.—The country which is mentioned in the *Mahābhārata* (II, 48, 15) is in the Gaya district. Some have identified the people of this country with the Santals, which I think is doubtful (Moti Candra, *Geographical and Economic Studies in the Mahābhārata*, p. 110).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit